Madras High Court
CRL OP/29915/2026 of Lokesh @ Latchiyavendhan Vs The State rep by the Inspector of Police on 15 October 2026
CRL OP No. 29915 of 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 15-10-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G.K. ILANTHIRAIYAN
CRL OP No. 29915 of 2026
CNR: {HCMA012471842026}
Lokesh @ Latchiyavendhan
S/o Loganathan,
Singirikoil,
Cuddalore,
Tamilnadu.
..Petitioner(s)
Vs
1. The State rep by the Inspector of Police Thavalakuppam Police Station, Puducherry District.
Crime no.96 of 2024.
2. Sofiya
W/o Senthil (Late),
No.43, Madhakoil Street,
Thookkanamapakkam,
Cuddalore,
Tamilnadu.
..Respondent(s)
PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, To call for the entire records in connection with the impugned FIR in Crime no.96 of 2024 on the file of the 1st Respondent and Quash the same, in so far as the petitioner are concerned on the ground of compromise.
CRL OP No. 29915 of 2026
For Petitioner(s):
Ms.M.Abhirami
For Respondent(s):
Mr.R.Ganesh Kumar,
Additional Public Prosecutor for R1
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ORDER
This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the FIR in Crime No.96 of 2024 on the file of the first respondent, registered for the offences under Sections 509, 294(b), 323, 506(ii) r/w Section 34 of IPC.
2. Pending this petition, the parties have decided to bury their hatchet and compromise the dispute amicably among themselves.
3. A Joint Compromise Memo has been filed before this Court, which has been signed by the petitioner and the defacto complainant and also by their respective counsel. All the parties are present and identified by their respective counsel and the Police. 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. This Court also enquired both the parties and was satisfied that the parties have come to an amicable settlement between themselves.
CRL OP No. 29915 of 2026
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 in the case of Parbathbhai Aahir @ Parbathbhai Vs. State of Gujrath, this Court in exercise of its jurisdiction under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, quashes the FIR in Crime No.96 of 2024 pending investigation on the file of the first respondent.
5. In view of the above, the FIR in Crime No.96 of 2024 on the file of the first respondent, is hereby quashed. The terms of Joint Compromise Memo shall form part and parcel of this Order. The petitioner shall pay a sum of Rs.5,000/-, (Rupees Five Thousand only) as costs, to the Chief Justice Relief Fund, Madras High Court, Tamil Nadu, forthwith and file a photocopy of the receipt along with a memo reporting compliance in the Registry.
6. Accordingly, the Criminal Original Petition stands allowed. 15-10-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No RNA
CRL OP No. 29915 of 2026
G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J. RNA To
1. The Inspector of Police Thavalakuppam Police Station, Puducherry District.
2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras. CRL OP No. 29915 of 2026 15-10-2026