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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
L.VICTORIA GOWRI, J
Kandhan @ Kandakumar – Appellant
Versus
The State of Tamil Nadu – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. resolution of family disputes through compromise. (Para 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. criteria for quashing criminal proceedings based on compromise. (Para 5 , 7) |
| 3. assessment of dispute nature and gravity. (Para 8 , 9) |
| 4. court's authority to dismiss unsubstantiated charges. (Para 10) |
| 5. final ruling and directives for compliance. (Para 11 , 12) |
ORDER
This Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 CrPC / Section
528 BNSS , seeking to quash the FIR in Crime No.1254 of 2023 on the file of the 1st respondent.
2. The gist of the allegations in the FIR is that due to the family dispute, the accused persons abused the defacto complainant in filthy language, attacked him with aruval thereby causing injuries and also criminally intimidated him. Pursuant to the complaint given by the defacto complainant / second respondent, a case in Crime No.1254 of 2023 was registered on the file of the first respondent against the petitioners for the offences under Sections 147, 148, 296(b), 324, 506(2) of IPC. Seeking quashment of the FIR, this Criminal Original Petition is filed.
3. Admittedly, the petitioners and the second respondent are relatives, and they have now resolved the dispute
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