In a Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., the court considered a plea to quash Domestic Violence proceedings. Upon hearing that an amicable settlement had been reached, the court quashed the domestic proceedings.
Quashed the proceedings in D.V.No.2 of 2014 under the Domestic Violence Act
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 23.06.2015
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH
Crl.OP No.6788 of 2014 and M.P.No.1 of 2014
Dr. Sara Poornima .. Petitioner/Respondent. Vs R. Saimohan .. Respondent/Petitioner Prayer:- Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., to call for the records and quash all the proceedings against the petitioner in D.V.No.2 of 2014 on the file of the XIV Metropolitan Magistrate, Egmore, Chennai District.
For Petitioner :Mr.B. Vasudevan For Respondent :Mr. S. John J. Raja Singh ORDER
This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to call for the records and quash all the proceedings against the petitioner in D.V.No.2 of 2014 on the file of the XIV Metropolitan Magistrate, Egmore, Chennai District.
“ 3.Based on the Joint Memorandum of Compromise (JMC) dated 12.05.2015 reached between my family, and the family of the petitioner/Respondent in this quash petition, I am willing to withdraw the Domestic Violence Proceedings in D.V.No.2 of 2014 on the file of the Hon'ble XIVth Metropolitan Magistrate, Egmore, Chennai.
4.In view of the above, the proceedings in D.V.No.2 of 2014 on the file of the Honourable XIV Metropolitan Magistrate, Egmore, Chennai, is hereby quashed. Consequently, the connected M.P.No.1 of 2014 is closed.
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Assistant Registrar(LA)
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Sub-Assistant Registrar
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1. The XIV Metropolitan Magistrate, Egmore,
Chennai District.
+ 1 cc to Mr.S.John J.Rajasingh, Advocate SR 30784
+ 1 cc to Mr.B.Vasudevan, Advocate SR 31130
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Crl.OP No.6788 of 2014
and
M.P.No.1 of 2014
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the proceedings under the Domestic Violence Act be quashed in view of the amicable settlement reached between the parties.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
P.N. Prakash
As recorded by the court registry
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