ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the criminal proceedings in Crime.No.804 of 2014 of the first respondent Police against the accused for the offence under Sections 406, 420 r/w 34 IPC and 120B IPC.

2. No representation for the de facto complainant.

3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submitted that the complaint has been filed allegedly by the advocate who was engaged into service by the present petitioner. Only in order to grab the properties of this petitioner, this complaint has been filed and FIR came to be lodged. Further, the Civil suit filed by the de-facto complainant is also ended in compromise in O.S.No.5849 of 2014 on the file of V Assistant Judge, City Civil Court, Chennai, wherein the de-facto complainant is agreed to withdraw the complaint and all other proceedings and the suit was disposed of in terms of the compromise. A copy of the same is also before this Court.

4. The very allegation in the First Information Report itself would indicate that as if the petitioners have engaged an advocate to evict the tenants illegally for which the Advocate who offered a sum of Rs.10,00,000/- as compensation, besides the advocate has also arranged Rs.50,00,000/- loan for that purpose. The petitioners appears to have executed the Power of Attorney and thereafter they cancelled the Power of Attorney is the crux of the allegation. The very allegation in the entire complaint and the First Information Report indicate that First Information Report is nothing but a motivated one. Being a member of the legal profession, his service is required only in the Court of Law and Tribunals, not to act as any Goonda to evict the tenants. For such exercise, claiming compensation and getting the Power of Attorney, is against the professional ethics. At any event, as the compromise has already reached as between the parties, this Court is of the view that continuance of First Information report, is nothing but an abuse of process of law. Hence, the criminal proceedings in Crime.No.804 of 2014 of the first respondent Police against the accused for the offence under Sections

406, 420 r/w 34 IPC and 120B IPC, is quashed.

5. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is allowed.

Consequently, connected Criminal Miscellaneous Petition is closed.

psa/asr 09.12.2021 Index : Yes / No Internet: Yes Speaking/non speaking order To

1. The Sub Inspector of Police, B-2, Esplanade Police Station, Chennai.

2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

N. SATHISH KUMAR, J.

psa/asr

09.12.2021