1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 07.04.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.SATHYANARAYANAN Criminal Original Petition (MD) No.1092 Of 2011 and M.P.(MD) Nos.1 and 2 of 2011 M.Subburam ... Petitioner/Accused Vs. E.Shahira Begam ... Respondent/Complainant The petition is preferred under Section 482 Cr.P.C. praying to call for the records relating to the private complaint in S.T.C.No.92 of 2009 pending on the file of Judicial Magistrate Court No.5, Madurai and quash the same. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Gandhi For Respondent : Mr.R.Meenakshi Sundaram ORDER Heard Mr.R.Gandhi, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.R.Meenakshi Sundaram, learned counsel appearing for the respondent. 2. The matter in issue pertains to the proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. A joint memo has been filed by the petitioner/accused as well as the respondent/ complainant, wherein it has been stated that the matter has been amicably settled between them and therefore, the respondent is not willing to prosecute the case in S.T.C.No.92 of 2009 pending on the file of the Court of Judicial Magistrate No.5, Madurai. 3. The petitioner/accused as well as the respondent/complainant are present and according to them, the matter has been amicably settled between them. 4. The joint memo is taken on file and placed on record. In view of the said memo, the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act said to have been committed by the petitioner/accused is compounded. 5. In the result, the Criminal Original Petition is allowed and the proceedings in S.T.C.No.92 of 2009 pending on the file of the Court of Judicial Magistrate No.5, Madurai is quashed. Consequently, connected M.Ps. are closed. SD DEPUTY REGISTRAR ( ACCOUNTS ) /TRUE COPY/ sj ASST REGISTRAR To 1.The Judicial Magistrate No.V, Madurai. 2.Do. The Chief Judicial Magistrate, Madurai. 1CC TO MR. M. AJMAL KHAN, ADVOCATE,S R: 13105: DM:2011::MAY:09:: Crl.O.P.(MD)No.1092 Of 2011 and M.P.(MD) Nos.1 and 2 of 2011 07.04.2011 1P:4C: https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/