Inspector of Police v. Lavakumar
Case brief
What is this about?
Quashing of criminal case on compromise — Section 482 CrPC inherent powers — Gian Singh v. State of Punjab, (2012) 10 SCC 303 applied — Sections 294(b), 323 IPC and Section 4 Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 2002 — Cr.No.129 of 2020 — C.C.No.13 of 2021, JM Court No.I, Kancheepuram Taluk — Suo Motu TR.No.2285 of 2025 — Madras High Court, D. Bharatha Chakravarthy, J., 03.09.2025 — Dedicated Bench / Suo Motu W.P.(Crl.) No.618 of 2025 — hybrid hearing, affidavits/terms of compromise dispensed with — parties Lavakumar and Gurumoorthi; State through SI of Police, Baluchettychatram Police Station; Addl. Public Prosecutor S. Sugendran.
What did the court decide?
Criminal case C.C.No.13 of 2021 of Judicial Magistrate Court No.I, Kancheepuram Taluk, Kancheepuram quashed under Section 482 CrPC; Suo Motu Transfer Case disposed of; Trial Court directed to take note of the order, classify the case, consider applications such as disposal of properties, and dispatch copies to all concerned.