IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 21.01.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH

Crl.O.P.No.15367 of 2019

Sonal Ranka

...Petitioner/1^st Accused

Vs.

1. The Inspector of Police,

Saibaba Colony Police Station,

Coimbatore City,

Crime No.437 of 2018. ...1^st Respondent/Complainant

2. Chetan Ranka

... 2^nd Respondent/Defecto

Complainant

Prayer: This Criminal Original Petition filed under Section

482 Cr.P.C. to call for the records and quash the FIR No.437

of 2018 dated 28.05.2018 pending investigation on the file of

the first respondent police.

For Petitioner

: Mr.K.S.Ilangovan

For R1

: Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz

Additional Public Prosecutor

Mr. J. Nareshkumar for R2

ORDER

The Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash

the FIR in Crime No.437 of 2018, pending on the file of the 1^st

respondent Police.

2. The case is still at the stage of investigation. By

passage of time, the parties have decided to bury their

hatchet and compromise the dispute amicably among themselves.

3. The Affidavit dated 03.11.2020 has been filed by the

2^nd respondent/de-facto complainant before this Court. The

petitioner and the second respondent were also present through

Video conferencing

and they were identified by the

Mrs.Chandralekha, Inspector of Police, Saibaba Colony Police

Station, Coimbatore. In order to identify the respective

parties they have also produced the copies of the Aadhaar Card

and it is made part of the record. In the affidavit, it has

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been stated that the petitioner and the second respondent have

entered into a compromise and amicably settled their issues in

Crime No.437 of 2018. This Court also enquired both the

parties and was satisfied that the parties have come to an

amicable settlement between themselves.

4. Under such circumstances, no useful purpose will be

served in keeping the First Information Report pending, even

though, the offences involved are not compoundable in nature.

In the light of the guidelines given by the Hon'ble Supreme

Court reported in 2017 9 SCC 641-(Parbathbhai Aahir @

Parbathbhai Vs. State of Gujrath), and after exercising due

caution as advised by the Hon'ble Suprme Court in The State

of Madhya Pradesh v. Dhruv Gurjar and Another reported in

(2019) 2 MLJ Crl 10, this Court in exercise of its

jurisdiction under Section 482 Cr.P.C. quashes the First

Information Report in Crime No.437 of 2018, on the file of the

1^st respondent Police.

5. This Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and as

a sequel, the proceedings in Crime No.437 of 2018, on the file

of the 1^st respondent police, is quashed and the terms of

affidavit shall form part and parcel of this order. [ The

petitioner shall pay a sum of Rs.1000/- (Rupees One Thousand

only) as costs, to the credit of the Chief Justice Relief

Fund (payable in Accounts Section of the High Court

Registry)], within a period of one week from the date of

receipt of a copy of this order and file a photocopy of the

receipt along with a memo reporting compliance in the

Registry]. Consequently, the connected Miscellaneous Petition

is also closed.

Sd/-

Assistant Registrar(CCC)

//True Copy//

Sub Assistant Registrar

rli

To

1. The Inspector of Police,

Saibaba Colony Police Station,

Coimbatore City.

2. The Public Prosecutor

High Court of Madras

Chennai – 600 104.

Copy to

3. The Section Officer,

Accounts Section,

Highcourt, Madras.

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4. The Section Officer,

Criminal Section,

Highcourt, Madras

+1 C.C.to Mr. Achari & Antoni Association, Sr.No.3779

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