CRL OP No. 2027 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 10-09-2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE N. SATHISH KUMAR CRL OP No. 2027 of 2025 R.Prakash S/o. Rajamani, Kalingar Nagar, Periyapalayam, Tiruvallur District. Petitioner(s) Vs 1. State Rep.By, The Inspector Of Police, C-1, Uthukottai Police Station, Tiruvallur District. 2.MARAGATHAM W/o. Raja, No.9b, Kambar Street, Ma.Po.Si.Nagar, Kakalur, Tiruvallur District. Respondent(s) PRAYER Criminal Original Petition filed under section 482 of Cr.P.C., seeking to call for the records in CC.No.11 of 2020 pending on the file of the District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate Court, Uthukottai, Tiruvallur District and to quash the same as far as the petitioner is concerned https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 2027 of 2025 For Petitioner(s): Mr. K.Balasubramaniam For Respondent(s): Mr.K.M.D. Muhilan, APP For R1 Mr.D.Dayalan For R2 ORDER This Petition has been filed by the petitioner to call for the records in CC.No.11 of 2020 pending on the file of the District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate Court, Uthukottai, Tiruvallur District and to quash the same as far as the petitioner is concerned. 2. The allegations against the accused in the Final Report is that the engagement of petitioner and the 2 nd respondent took place on 04.02.2018 and it was agreed by 2 nd respondent side that a Swift Car would be presented for marriage, subsequently, since the petitioner had demanded to present Innova Car during marriage as dowry, the marriage was cancelled. On 02.07.2020, when the petitioner married another women, a complaint was lodged by the 2 nd respondent, pursuant to which, a case came to be registered in Cr.No.7 of 2020 and after investigation, final report was filed under section 420 of IPC, Section https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 2027 of 2025 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act and Section 4 of Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 2002 and the case was taken on file in C.C.No.11 of 2020 before the District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate Court, Uthukkottai, Tiruvallur District. 3. 3. The petitioner along with the second respondent has filed Memorandum of Understanding dated 05.02.2025, wherein, it has been stated that the petitioner and the 2 nd respondent have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding on 05.05.2025, as per which, the petitioner will pay a sum of Rs.6,75,000/- to the 2 nd respondent as compensation and the 2 nd respondent has also agreed to give consent to quash the criminal proceedings pending in C.C.No.11 of 2020 against the petitioner. As part payment, the petitioner has also paid Rs.3,50,000/- to the 2 nd respondent on 05.02.2025 and the 2 nd respondent agreed to receive the balance amount of Rs.3,25,000/- on the date of appearing before this Court. To that effect, the petitioner and the 2 nd respondent have also filed their affidavits dated 05.02.2025 affirming the above said facts. The petitioner and the 2 nd respondent are relatives and they have amicably settled the issues between themselves and hence they seek to quash the Final https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 2027 of 2025 Report. 4. Ms. S. Thamizh Selvi, Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Uthukottai, Thiruvallur District was present before this Court and she informed this Court that the defacto complainant and the petitioner had approached her and informed that since both the parties have amicably settled the disputes between them, they do not want to proceed further with the criminal proceedings. 5. The Defacto Complainant is also present before this Court at the time of hearing. This Court enquired the defacto complainant and she had stated that both the parties have amicably settled the dispute between themselves and she is not willing to proceed with the the criminal proceedings and thus seeks to quash the same. 6. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the first respondent submitted that though the parties entered into a compromise while this case is pending, this Court, taking into account the seriousness of the offence has to consider the issue as to whether an offence of this nature can be quashed on the ground of compromise between parties. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 2027 of 2025 7. The main issue that requires the consideration of this Court is as to whether this Court can quash the criminal proceedings involving non- compoundable offences pending against the petitioner. The Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Parbathbhai Aahir @ Parbathbhai Vs. State of Gujrath, reported in 2017 9 SCC 641 and in case of The State of Madhya Pradesh Vs. Dhruv Gurjar and Another reported in (2019) 2 MLJ Crl 10, has given sufficient guidelines that must be taken into consideration by this Court while exercising its jurisdiction under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, to quash non- compoundable offences. One very important test that has been laid down is that the Court must necessarily examine if the crime in question is purely individual in nature or a crime against the society with overriding public interest. The Hon'ble Supreme Court has held that offences against the society with overriding public interest even if it gets settled between the parties, cannot be quashed by this Court. 8. In the present case, the offence in question are purely individual/personal in nature. It involves dispute between the petitioners and the https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 2027 of 2025 defacto complainant and quashing the proceedings, will not affect any overriding public interest in this case and no useful purpose will be served in continuing with the criminal proceedings. In view of the above, this Court is inclined to quash the Final Report filed in the case in C.C.No. 147 of 2018 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate No.I, Krishnagiri in exercise of its jurisdiction under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. 9. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is allowed and the case in C.C. No. 147 of 2018 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate No.I, Krishnagiri, is quashed. The Joint Compromise Memo filed by the petitioners and the second respondent for compromising the offences shall form part of the records. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. msr 10-09-2025 Index:Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Internet:Yes https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 2027 of 2025 To 1. The Inspector Of Police, C-1, Uthukottai Police Station, Tiruvallur District. 2.MARAGATHAM W/o. Raja, No.9b, Kambar Street, Ma.Po.Si.Nagar, Kakalur, Tiruvallur District. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 2027 of 2025 N.SATHISH KUMAR J. msr CRL OP No. 2027 of 2025 10-09-2025 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis