Chandrakumar v. Inspector of Police
Case brief
What is this about?
Quashment of criminal proceedings on compromise: Madras High Court quashed C.C.No.256 of 2023 (Judicial Magistrate I, Tambaram; arising from Crime No.17 of 2022, All Women Police Station, Tambaram) as against petitioners Chandrakumar, Sivanathan, Suganthi and Subadra alone, based on a Joint Memo of Compromise with the defacto complainant, even though the offences were non-compoundable, invoking Section 482 Cr.P.C. / Section 528 BNSS 2023 and following the Supreme Court guidelines in Parbathbhai Aahir @ Parbathbhai Vs. State of Gujrath, 2017 9 SCC 641; trial to continue against other accused; Rs.2,000/- costs each to Chief Justice Relief Fund, Tamil Nadu; petition allowed, connected Crl.M.P.Nos.2214 and 2216 of 2024 closed; decided 25.03.2025 by G.K. Ilanthiraiyan, J.
What did the court decide?
Proceedings in C.C.No.256 of 2023 (Judicial Magistrate I, Tambaram) quashed as against the petitioners alone, with trial to continue against the other accused persons; terms of the Joint Memo of Compromise made part of the Order; consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions (Crl.M.P.Nos.2214 and 2216 of 2024) closed.