The State by Sub Inspector of Police, Vikkiramangalam P.S v. Vasantha

Madras HC1 Sept 2025SUO MOTU TR/11005/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Compromise-based quashing under Section 482 Code of Criminal Procedure in a Suo Motu Transfer Case; offences alleged under Sections 294(b), 324 and 506(ii) Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Cr.No.157 of 2018); reliance on Gian Singh v. State of Punjab (2012) 10 SCC 303; hybrid hearings; written affidavits and terms of compromise dispensed with; Vikkiramangalam Police Station, Ariyalur; Judicial Magistrate Court No.I, Jayamkondam Taluk; Trial Court directed to classify case and consider disposal of properties.

What did the court decide?

The case in S.T.C.No.392 of 2025 of Judicial Magistrate Court No.I, Jayamkondam Taluk, Ariyalur stands quashed and the Suo Motu Transfer Case stands disposed of, on the basis of the parties' compromise, in exercise of Section 482 CrPC jurisdiction. ¶¶27

The State by Sub Inspector of Police, Vikkiramangalam P.S Vs Vasantha — Madras HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the pending criminal case in S.T.C.No.392 of 2025 of Judicial Magistrate Court No.I, Jayamkondam Taluk, Ariyalur (arising from Cr.No.157 of 2018 for alleged offences under Sections 294(b), 324 and 506(ii) IPC) ought to be quashed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, given that the parties had no objection to disposal on compromise.

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Court's answer

Considering the factual matrix, the context in which the conflict arose, the background of the parties, and their present position, this is an appropriate case for the exercise of jurisdiction under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure as per Gian Singh v. State of Punjab.

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Ratio / Principle

The case in S.T.C.No.392 of 2025 of Judicial Magistrate Court No.I, Jayamkondam Taluk, Ariyalur stands quashed and the Suo Motu Transfer Case stands disposed of.

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Key takeaways

Due to the unique manner in which the designated bench conducts hybrid hearings, the filing of written affidavits or terms of compromise was dispensed with.obiter¶¶23
The Trial Court was directed to take note of the electronically communicated order, classify the case pending before it as allowed/dismissed/disposed of, as appropriate, consider any applications such as disposal of properties, and dispatch a copy of the order to all concerned.obiter¶¶30

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Judicature at Madras (D. Bharatha Chakravarthy, J.), by order dated 01.09.2025 in Suo Motu TR.No.11005 of 2025 (transferred from S.T.C.No.392 of 2025, Judicial Magistrate Court No.I, Jayamkondam Taluk, Ariyalur), quashed the pending prosecution arising from Cr.No.157 of 2018 for alleged offences under Sections 294(b), 324 and 506(ii) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, the parties having moved on and raised no objection to disposal on compromise. Exercising jurisdiction under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure as per Gian Singh v. State of Punjab, (2012) 10 SCC 303, and dispensing with written affidavits/terms of compromise in view of the Dedicated Bench's hybrid-hearing practice, the Suo Motu Transfer Case was disposed of. The Trial Court was directed to note the digitally signed order, classify the case accordingly, consider incidental applications such as disposal of properties, and dispatch copies to all concerned.

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Suo Motu TR.No. 11005 of 2025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 01.09.2025

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CORAM:

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THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY

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Suo Motu TR.No.11005 of 2025

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(S.T.C.No.392 of 2025 of Judicial Magistrate Court No.I, Jayamkondam Taluk, Ariyalur)

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The State rep. by

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The Sub Inspector of Police, Vikkiramangalam Police Station, Ariyalur. ... Petitioner

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Vs.

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Vasantha and another .... Respondents

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For Petitioner : Mr.S.Sugendran Additional Public Prosecutor

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O RDER

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This Suo Motu Case is dealt with in an extraordinary manner by the

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Dedicated Bench, pursuant to Suo Motu.W.P.(Crl.) No.618 of 2025.

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This case, Cr.No.157 of 2018 is registered for alleged offences under

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Section 294(b), 324 and 506(ii) of Indian Penal Code, 1860. The parties have

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moved on and have no objection to the case being disposed of on compromise.

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Due to the unique manner in which this designated bench conducts hybrid

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hearings, the filing of written affidavits or terms of compromise is dispensed

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with. Considering the factual matrix, the context in which the conflict arose,

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the background of the parties, and their present position, this is an appropriate case for the exercise of jurisdiction under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure as per Gian Singh -Vs State of Punjab & another, (2012 10 SCC 303).

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Accordingly, the case in S.T.C.No.392 of 2025 of Judicial Magistrate

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Court No.I, Jayamkondam Taluk, Ariyalur shall stands quashed and this Suo Motu Transfer Case stands disposed of.

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Note to the Trial Court: This order is digitally signed and communicated electronically alone. The Trial Court shall take note of the order and accordingly classify the case pending before them as allowed / dismissed / disposed of, etc, and while doing so, consider any applications such as disposal of properties, etc., and pass appropriate orders, as may be necessary. Further, the Court below is directed to dispatch the copy of this order to all concerned.

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D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J.

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