Surya Kanth v. The Inspector of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 11/09/2023 PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice G.ILANGOVAN CRL OP(MD). No.14908 of 2023 Surya Kanth .. Petitioner/Accused No.1

Vs State represented by The Inspector of Police, All Women police Station, Sankarankovil, Tenkasi District, Crime No.13/2023. ... Respondent/Complainant

For Petitioner : M/s.R.J.Karthick

Advocate.

For Respondent : Mr.S.Manikandan

Government Advocate(Crl.Side)

PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec.438 of Cr.P.C PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Crime No.13/2023 on the file of the respondent police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner/ Accused apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences under Sections 417, 406 and 498(A) of IPC and Section 4 of Tamilnadu prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 2002 and Section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, in Crime No.13 of 2023, on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail.

¶2The case of the prosecution is that the defacto complainant got married to the petitioner. The petitioner alleged to have pledged the jewels of the defacto complainant and attacked her by asking additional dowry. He often asked money at the defacto complainant for consuming alcohol. The parents of the petitioner also supported the petitioner. Hence the complaint.

¶3The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the matter has been settled between the parties on 08.09.2023.

¶4It is seen that the parties have agreed to dissolve their marriage mutually. Apart from that the defacto complainant has received her gold jewels and returned the petitioner's gold jewels. The sridhana articles were also returned to the defacto complainant. Let the parties appear before the respondent police and give statement about the compromise reached between them. So that the respondent police can close the FIR by recoring the compromise.

¶5Nothing survives for adjudication in this case. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition stands disposed of. sd/- 11/09/2023 / TRUE COPY / /10/2023 Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023. pnn TO

1.The Inspector of Police, All Women police Station, Sankarankovil, Tenkasi District.

2.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. +1. CC to M/S.Polax Legal Solutions Advocate SR.No.42344(F) ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.14908 of 2023 Date :11/09/2023 SSA/DD/06.10.2023/4P/4C Madurai Bench of Madras High Court is issuing certified copies in this format from 17/07/2023