Madras High Court
CRL OP/29801/2026 of Deepika Vs The Inspector of Police, Crime on 13 October 2026
CRL OP No. 29801 of 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 13-10-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G.K. ILANTHIRAIYAN
CRL OP No. 29801 of 2026
CNR: {HCMA012482052026}
Deepika
D/o Saravanan,
No.2/5, Baskaran Street,
Punniyakoti Nagar, Thundalam,
Thiruverkadu, Tiruvallur,
Tamil Nadu
..Petitioner(s)
Vs
1. The Inspector of Police, Crime
Avadi Commissionerate,
Avadi District.
Crime No.13 of 2026.
2. Latha
W/o Baskar,
No.41, Santhosh Bai Street,
parasnath Nagar, Thundalam,
Chennai
..Respondent(s)
PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, praying to call for the records pertaining to the First Information Report in Crime No.13 of 2026 dated 27.01.2026 on the file of the Respondent No.1 and quash the same as illegal since the matter has been settled outside the court between the Petitioner and Respondent No.2 amincably and pass such further or other orders as this Honble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case and thus render Justice.
For Petitioner(s):
V.Manikandan
CRL OP No. 29801 of 2026
For Respondent(s):
Mr.R.Ganesh Kumar
Additional Public Prosecutor for R1
RADHA N FOR R2
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ORDER
This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the FIR in Crime No.13 of 2026 on the file of the first respondent, registered for the offences under Sections 316(2) of BNS, 2023.
2. Pending this petition, the parties have decided to bury their hatchet and compromise the dispute amicably among themselves.
3. A Joint Memo of Compromise 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.
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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.13 of 2026 pending investigation on the file of the first respondent.
5. In view of the above, the FIR in Crime No.13 of 2026 on the file of the first respondent, is hereby quashed. The terms of Joint Memo of Compromise 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. 13-10-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No MPA
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G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J. MPA To
1. The Inspector of Police, Crime Avadi Commissionerate, Avadi District. Crime No.13 of 2026.
2. The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court, Chennai. CRL OP No. 29801 of 2026 13-10-2026