Ravi Bhushan v. The Inspector of Police

O R D E R This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking to quash the First Information Report in Crime No.54 of 2025, pending against the petitioner, on the file of the first respondent Police, on the basis of the compromise arrived at between the petitioner and the de facto complainant/second respondent.

¶2Heard both sides and perused the materials available on record.

¶3Based on the complaint given by the de facto complainant/R2, the aforesaid case in Crime No. 54 of 2025 was registered on the file of the first respondent Police against the petitioner, for the offence under Section 69 of B.N.S.

¶4Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as for the de facto complainant submitted that on the advice of elders, the parties have now amicably settled the issue among themselves. Hence, they seek to quash the First Information Report as against the petitioner. Affidavit of the de facto complainant and Joint Memo of Compromise to that effect have also been filed.

¶5The petitioner and the de facto complainant/R2 appeared before this Court and they were identified by their respective counsel as well as by Mr.D.Suganya, G2, WPC, W8, Thirumangalam All Women Police Station (West Zone).

¶6On being enquired by this Court, the de facto complainant stated that she has amicably settled the dispute with the petitioner and she is not willing to pursue the criminal proceedings and therefore, seeks to quash the same.

¶7The 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 Gujarat, reported in (2017) 9 SCC 641, has given sufficient guidelines that must be taken into consideration by this Court while exercising its jurisdiction under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. (corresponding to Section 528 BNSS), 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 they get settled between the parties, cannot be quashed by this Court.

¶8In the present case, the offence in question is purely individual/personal in nature. It involves dispute between the petitioner 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. In view of the above, this Court is inclined to quash the First Information Report in Crime No.54 of 2025 pending on the file of the first respondent police, in exercise of its jurisdiction under Section 482 Cr.P.C./Section 528 BNSS.

¶9Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition stands disposed of and the First Information Report in Crime No.54 of 2025 pending on the file of the first respondent police is quashed as against the petitioner, on condition that the petitioner pays a sum of Rs.15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand only) as costs to the Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority (TNSLSA), High Court Campus, Chennai 600 104, within a period of two

(2) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

¶10The affidavit of the de facto complainant and the Joint Memo of Compromise filed by the petitioner and the second respondent for compromising the offences shall form part of the records.

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¶1The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Thirumangalam, Anna Nagar West, Chennai 600 101.

¶2The Member Secretary, The Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority (TNSLSA), High Court Campus, Chennai.

¶3The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA

, J.

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02.02.2026

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 02.02.2026 CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA Ravi Bhushan ... Petitioners Vs. 1. The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Thirumangalam, Anna Nagar West, Chennai 600 101. (Crime No.54 of 2025) 2. Stephi Monica ... Respondents P rayer : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, to call for the entire records relating to Crime No.54 of 2025 on the file of the first respondent Police and quash the same. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Balasubramanian For R1 : Mr.S.Santhosh Government Advocate (crl.side) For R2 : Ms.S.Suganya