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Crl.O.P.(MD).Nos.17965 and 17966 of 2017 have been filed to quash the proceedings in the FIRs in Cr.Nos.48 and 47 of 2013 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Temple Police Station, Rameswaram, Ramanathapuram District. Crl.O.P.(MD).No.301 of 2018 has been filed to quash the charge sheet in C.C.No.79 of 2017 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Ramanathapuram, as against the petitioners in all the petitions, based on the compromise entered between the petitioners and the defacto complainant..

4.The complaint in Crime No.48 of 2013 was registered for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 448, 427 & 506(ii) I.P.C on the file of the first respondent police in Crl.O.P.No.17965 of 2017 and the complaint in Crime No.47 of 2013 was registered for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 448, 294(b), 427 & 506(ii) I.P.C on the file of the first respondent police in Crl.O.P.No.17966 of 2017. Similarly, the complaint in Crime No.49 of 2013 was registered for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 448, 294(b), 323, 427 & 506(ii) I.P.C on the file of the first respondent police in Crl.O.P.No.301 of 2018 and the first respondent has investigated the matter and filed the final report before the learned Judicial Magistrate, Rameswaram against all the accused. Thereafter, the said case was taken on file in C.C.No.79 of 2017.

5.It appears that at the advise of the elders and friends, the petitioners and second respondent in all the cases have agreed to compromise the matter, out of Court. Joint Compromise Memos, dated 08.10.2017 and 12.10.2017, are also filed to that effect. As per the Joint Compromise Memos, the de-facto complainant, namely, the second respondent, in all the cases, has given his consent to quash the entire proceedings in FIRs in Cr.Nos.48 and 47 of 2013 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Temple Police Station, Rameswaram, Ramanathapuram District and to quash the charge sheet in C.C.No.79 of 2017 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Ramanathapuram, as against the petitioners in all the petitions.

6.The parties appeared before this Court and expressed in unequivocal terms that they have signed in the Joint Compromise Memos on their own will and volition. The identities of the parties are verified with reference to the authenticated documents produced by the parties before this Court. The identities of the parties are also confirmed by the learned Government Advocate through the first respondent police.

7.Having regard to the agreement made between the parties, this Court is of the view that no useful purpose will be served by keeping these matters pending. As per the Compromise Memos signed by the parties, the de-facto complainant, namely, the second respondent in all the cases have agreed to quash the proceedings in FIRs in Cr.Nos.48 and 47 of 2013 and C.C.No.79 of 2017. Hence the criminal proceedings in FIRs in Cr.Nos.48 and 47 of 2013 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Temple Police Station, Rameswaram, Ramanathapuram District and the charge sheet in C.C.No.79 of 2017 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Ramanathapuram, as against the petitioners herein in all the petitions are quashed and the Joint Compromise Memos signed by the parties shall form part of the order.