IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 2945-2946 OF 2025 (Arising out of SLP (Crl.) Nos. 8600-8601 of 2024) AKSHAYAA BENJAMIN APPELLANT (s)

VERSUS THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE & ORS.ETC. RESPONDENT(s)

WITH CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 2947 OF 2025 (Arising out of SLP(Crl) No. 12131 of 2024)

G. ALLWIN CHELLIAH APPELLANT (s)

VERSUS THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE & ANR. RESPONDENT(s)

O R D E R

1) Leave granted.

2) Against the order dated 08.12.2023 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Madras in Crl.O.P. No. 21974 of 2021 and Crl.O.P. No. 9174 of 2023 directing quashment of FIR and Final Report CC No. 150 of 2023 against respondents-parents-in-law of the complainant, the Criminal Appeal arising out of Signature Not Verified SLP (Crl.) Nos. 8600-8601 of 2024 has been filed by Digitally signed by NIDHI AHUJA Date: 2025.07.10

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the appellant (wife). The Criminal Appeal arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 12131 of 2024 has been filed by the respondent (husband) against dismissal of Crl.O.P. 9174 of 2023 by the High Court as against him.

3) On issuance of notice and after service, the parties were represented. Vide order dated 02.01.2025, this Court, by their consent directed the parties to mediate the issues, and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, former Judge, Supreme Court of India, had been appointed as a Mediator.

4) In furtherance, the parties have amicably resolved their dispute as reflected by the Mediation Report dated 29.04.2025. The terms of the settlement have been referred in the said report, which is reproduced for ready reference as under:

“1. Allwin Chelliah and Akshayaa Benjamin agree to dissolution of their marriage by mutual consent in terms of Section 10A of the Divorce Act, 1869.

2.Allwin Chelliah has paid a total sum of Rs.75,00,000/-(Rupees Seventy-Five Lakhs only) vide HDFC Demand Draft bearing no 022156 for Rs.40,00,000/- drawn on 01.02.2025 and SBI Demand Draft bearing no.238599 for Rs.35,00,000/- drawn on 01.02.2025 in favour of the Fifth Party.

3. Akshayaa Benjamin has paid a sum of Rs.5,00,000 (Rupees Five Lakhs) vide cheque drawn on HDFC Bank, bearing No. 000013 dated

01.02.2025 favouring the First Party.

4. Akshayaa Benjamin has not claimed and agrees to not claim any maintenance, alimony or financial support of any kind from the First Party.

5. All parties hereby confirm that they have exchanged and handed over all materials and belongings of one another, including Jewelry, Sridhana articles etc to each other and have no further claims against each other in this regard.

6. The complaints before the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry dated 07.02.2023 bearing nos. 64 of 2023 and 65 of 2023 against Allwin Chelliah and C Godwin respectively were closed vide resolution no. 328 dated 28.04.2023. Similarly, the complaint no. 213 dated 18.04.2023 against F.B. Benjamin George was also closed vide resolution no. 556 dated 28.07.2023, Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. The parties hereto confirm and agree that no appeal has been filed till date and no proceeding shall be filed hereafter challenging the closure of these complaints.

7. Since the separation of the parties in August 2020 and during the period of litigations between the parties, various complaints/petitions/communications were preferred by the parties/third parties acting at their instance before several authorities including institutional clients with whom both parties are professionally or otherwise connected. Both parties agree that all such complaints/petitions/communications against each other and their family members before any forum/authority/professional body/ institutional clients/work places are treated as withdrawn and closed once for all and that neither party or anybody at their instance shall prefer any complaints/petitions/communications against each other or their family members before any authority/forum/professional bodies/institutional clients and work places.

8. The parties agree that the article pub