CRL OP No. 25654 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 18-09-2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE N. SATHISH KUMAR CRL OP No. 25654 of 2025 1. Tamilarasan 2. Sivakumar 3. Ranjith Petitioner(s) Vs 1. The State Rep By, The Inspector Of Police Pulliampatti Police Station, Erode. Crime No.338 of 2024. 2.Rahamathulla Respondent(s) PRAYER Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS to call for the records pertaining to the FIR in Crime No.338 of 2024 on the file of the 1st respondent and quash the same on the ground of compromise entered into between the petitioner and the 2nd respondent. 1/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 25654 of 2025 For Petitioner(s): Mr.R.Prabakar For Respondents: Mr.R.Vinothraja for R1 Government Advocate [Crl.Side] R2- Appeared in person O R D E R The Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking to call for the records pertaining to the FIR in Crime No.338 of 2024 on the file of the 1 st respondent and quash the same on the ground of compromise entered into between the petitioner and the 2nd respondent. 2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, the learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side) appearing for the 1 st respondent and 2 nd respondent / party-in-person. 3. The allegation levelled against the petitioners is that, the petitioners along with A.1 attacked the 2 nd respondent / defacto complainant on account of money dispute between them, due to which the 2 nd respondent sustained injuries and the present complaint has been lodged against the petitioners. Hence, a 2/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 25654 of 2025 case in Crime No.338 of 2024 was registered for the offences under Sections 296(b), 115(2), 118(1), 127(2), 351(3) of BNSS. 4. The petitioners have stated that they have settled the dispute with the de facto complainant amicably and hence, seek to quash the First Information Report as against them. They have also filed a Joint Memo of Compromise executed between petitioners and the second respondent to that effect. 5. The petitioners and the de-facto complainant/R2 appeared before this Court and were identified by Mr.G.Rajkumar, Puliampatti Police Station. 6. On being enquired by this Court, the de facto complainant stated that he has amicably settled the dispute with the petitioners and he is not willing to pursue the criminal proceedings and therefore, seeks to quash the same. 7. The main issue that requires the consideration of this Court is as to whether this Court can quash the criminal proceedings involving non- 3/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 25654 of 2025 compoundable offences pending against the petitioners. 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 offences in question are purely individual/personal in nature. It involves dispute between the petitioners and the second respondent 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. 4/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 25654 of 2025 In view of the above, this Criminal Original Petition is allowed. The First Information Report in Crime No.338 of 2024 pending on the file of the first respondent, is quashed as against the petitioners. The Joint Memo of Compromise filed by the petitioners and the second respondent for compromising the offences shall form part of the record. 18-09-2025 Index:Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Internet:Yes Neutral Citation:Yes/No ssd To 1.The State Rep By, The Inspector Of Police Pulliampatti Police Station, Erode. Crime No.338 of 2024. 2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras 5/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 25654 of 2025 N.SATHISH KUMAR J. ssd CRL OP No. 25654 of 2025 18-09-2025 6/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis