IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR
THURSDAY, THE 27TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2020 / 8TH PHALGUNA,
1941
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AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT IN CC 106/2019 OF CHIEF
JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE ,KASARAGOD
CRIME NO.53/2019 OF VIDYA NAGAR POLICE STATION , Kasargod
PETITIONERS/ACCUSED 1 2:
1 ABDUL SALAM.P.M., AGED 32 YEARS
S/O.MUHAMMED, RESIDING AT PADINHAREMOOLA
HOUSE, ALAMPADY, MUTTATHODY VILLAGE,
KASARAGOD DISTRICT.
2 RUKHIYA, AGED 58 YEARS
W/O.MUHAMMED, RESIDING AT PADINHAREMOOLA
HOUSE, ALAMPADY, MUTTATHODY VILLAGE,
KASARAGOD DISTRICT.
BY ADVS.
SRI.T.MADHU
SMT.C.R.SARADAMANI
RESPONDENTS/STATE:
1 THE STATE OF KERALA
REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,
HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM-682031.
2 THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER
VIDYANAGAR POLICE STATION,
KASARAGOD DISTRICT-671121.
3 RAMEESA K.A., AGED 22 YEARS
D/O.ABDULLA, RESIDING AT ALAMPADY, MUTTATHODY
VILLAGE AND POST, KASARAGOD DISTRICT-671123.
R3 BY ADV. K.ABDUL NASIR
BY SR. PP SRI. SANTHOSH PETER
THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR
ADMISSION ON 27.02.2020, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED
THE FOLLOWING:
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ORDER
This is a proceedings under Section 482 of the Code
of Criminal Procedure for quashing Annexure – A2 Final Report
pending trial before the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court,
Kasaragod in C.C.No. 106 of 2019.
2. The petitioners are accused Nos. 1 and 2 in the
said case. The case was one registered under Sections 341,
323 and 498A of the Indian Penal Code.
3. It is seen that the petitioners and the de facto
complainant of the crime have amicably settled the disputes.
An affidavit sworn to by the de facto complainant is part of the
records.
4. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners,
the learned Public Prosecutor as also the learned counsel for
the de facto complainant.
5. It is seen that the dispute arose on account of
the matrimonial discord between the de facto complainant and
her husband, the first accused. Though the matter is settled
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between the parties, I have examined the accusation in the
case and found that this is a matter that could be settled and
closed in the light of the decisions of the Apex Court in
Jitendra Raghuvanshi v. Babita Raghuvanshi, (2013) 4
SCC 58 and Gian singh v. State of Punjab, (2012) 10 SCC
303, invoking the jurisdiction under Section 482 of the Code of
Criminal Procedure.
In the result, the Crl.M.C. is allowed and Annexure –
A2 Final Report pending trial before the Chief Judicial
Magistrate’s Court, Kasaragod in C.C.No. 106 of 2019 and all
further proceedings thereto are quashed.
Sd/-
P.B.SURESH KUMAR
JUDGE
ds 28.02.2020
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APPENDIX
PETITIONER’S/S EXHIBITS:
ANNEXURE A1 THE CERTIFIED COPY OF THE FIR DATED
04.02.2019 IN CRIME NO.53/2019 OF
VIDYANAGAR POLICE STATION.
ANNEXURE A2 THE CERTIFIED COPY OF THE FINAL REPORT
DATED 08.03.2019 IN CRIME NO.53/2019
OF VIDYANAGAR POLICE STATION.
ANNEXURE A3 THE AFFIDAVIT DATED 20.06.2019 SWORN
IN BY THE THIRD RESPONDENT.