CRL OP/28543/2026 of Jeevanandham Vs The State Rep by the Station House Officer on 2 November 2026

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the proceedings in Spl.S.C.No.62 of 2024 pending on the file of the learned Sessions Judge Fast Track Court (POCSO Act 2012) Puducherry as against the petitioner, thereby taken cognizance for the offences under Section 6 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.

2. Pending this petition, the parties have decided to bury their hatchet and compromise the dispute amicably among themselves.

3. An affidavit of the second respondent and a Joint Memo of Compromise have been filed before this Court stating that now the victim/second respondent is living peacefully and the petitioner did not attempt to contact her and both are amicably hereafter. 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 proceeding 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), this Court in exercise of its jurisdiction under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, quashes the proceeding in Special S.C.No.62 of 2024 pending trial on the file of the learned Sessions Judge Fast Track Court (POCSO Act 2012) Puducherry.

6. In view of the above, the proceedings in Special S.C.No.43 of 2026 on the file of the learned Spl.S.C.No.62 of 2024 pending on the file of the learned Sessions Judge Fast Track Court (POCSO Act 2012) Puducherry, is hereby quashed as against the petitioners on condition that the respondent after attaining the age of 21 years, the petitioner shall register his marriage with the victim/second respondent before the concerned authority, and produce the marriage certificate before the first respondent within a period of 12 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Failing which, the order passed by this Court shall stand automatically cancelled and the first respondent is directed to proceed with the investigation as against the petitioner. The affidavit of the second respondent and a Joint Memo of Compromise shall form part and parcel of this Order.

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7. Accordingly, the Criminal Original Petition stands allowed. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. 01-10-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No Vv

1. The Sessions Judge Fast Track Court (POCSO Act 2012) Puducherry

2. The Station House Officer, Villiyanur Police Station, Puducherry.

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

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Crl.O.P.No.28543 of 2026 G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J. This Criminal Original Petition has been listed today under the caption ‘for being mentioned’ at the instance of the learned counsel for the petitioner.

2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the victim girl had attained majority only in the month of June, they require four months for registration of the marriage of the victim and the petitioner.

3. Considering the submissions of the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, instead of 12 weeks in seventh line of sixth paragraph of the Order in Crl.O.P.No.28543 of 2026, dated 01.10.2026, it shall be read as 16 weeks.

4. The registry is directed to incorporate the above correction and issue fresh Order copy to the parties concerned. 02.11 2026 vrc

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G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J. Vv CRL OP No. 28543 of 2026 01-10-2026