The court quashed a final report due to a compromise between parties concerning charges under several provisions related to harassment.

ORDER

The petitioner seeks to quash the final report in C.C.No.2134 of 2025 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.IV, Tirunelveli District, which was filed for the offences under Section 296(b), 351(3), 75 of BNS, 2023 and Section 4 of Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act , 2002. 2. The allegation in the final report is that the petitioner and the defacto complainant had a love affair; that when the parents of the defacto complainant arranged her marriage with another man, the petitioner came to the house of the defacto complainant, abused her in filthy language and threatened her of dire consequences and thus committed the aforesaid offences.

3. Admittedly, the petitioner and the second respondent are neighbours.

They have now entered into a compromise and decided to give a quietus to the entire dispute. The parties have filed a joint compromise memo dated 14^th August 2025 and the scanned copy of the compromise memo reads as follows:

4. The petitioner, namely, Esakkimuthu (Aadhaar No.3896 0215 4168)

and the second respondent, namely, Arthi (Aadhaar No.8077 0721 9671) are present before this Court in person. They are identified by Mr.B.Esakkipandian, Special Sub Inspector of Police, Manur Police Station, Tirunelveli District.

Both the parties confirmed the compromise arrived at between them.

5. In view of the same and considering the nature of the offences and the compromise arrived between the parties, this Court is of the view that no useful purpose would be served by keeping the impugned final report pending trial. Accordingly, the impugned final report in C.C.No.2134 of 2025 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.IV, Tirunelveli District is quashed and the Criminal Original Petition stands allowed.