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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
L.VICTORIA GOWRI, J
Rakesh – Appellant
Versus
The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by the Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Sattur, Virudhunagar District. – Respondent
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| 1. dispute resolved amicably. (Para 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. judicial review principles on quashment. (Para 5 , 7) |
| 3. application of principles to the case. (Para 8 , 9) |
| 4. final judgment on fir quashing. (Para 10) |
ORDER
This Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 CrPC / Section
528 BNSS , seeking to quash the FIR in Crime No.13 of 2023 on the file of the
1st respondent.
2. The gist of the allegations in the FIR is that the accused persons assaulted the defacto complainant and had driven out of the matrimonial home and also demanded dowry. Pursuant to the complaint given by the defacto complainant / second respondent, a case in Crime No.13 of 2023 was registered on the file of the first respondent against the petitioners for the offences under Sections 498 (A), 406 & 323 of IPC and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act , 1961. 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 amicably. A Joint Compromise Memo dated 25.02.2026 has been filed before this Court.
4. The petitioners and the second respondent / defacto complainant are pres
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