IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALEXANDER THOMAS

FRIDAY, THE 25TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2019 / 3RD KARTHIKA, 1941

Crl.MC.No.7375 OF 2019(B)

AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT IN CC 469/2019 OF JUDICIAL FIRST
CLASS MAGISTRATE COURT, KADAKKAL

CRIME NO.343/2019 OF Kadakkal Police Station , Kollam

PETITIONER/S:

BAJHASH B
AGED 36 YEARS
S/O. BADARUDEEN, B.H.S. HOUSE, DHERPPAKKADU,
AYIRAKKUZHI, KADAKKAL, KOLLAM.

BY ADV. SRI.M.R.SASITH

RESPONDENT/S:

1 STATE OF KERALA
REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF
KERALA, ERNAKULAM – 682 031.

2 THE SUB INSPECTOR
KADAKKAL POLICE STATION, KOLLAM.

3 KHADEEJA MANAF
D/O. MANAF, KHADEEJA, ATTOTKONAM, KARINGANNOR,
KOTTARAKKARA TALUK, KOLLAM – 690 001.

R3 BY ADV. V.VINAR

OTHER PRESENT:

SRI.T.R.RENJITH, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
25.10.2019, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
ALEXANDER THOMAS, J.

Crl.M.C.No. 7375 of 2019

Dated this the 25th day of October, 2019
ORDER

The petitioner herein is the accused in the impugned Anx. A-1

final report/charge sheet filed in FIR in Crime No.343/2019 of

Kadakkal Police Station, registered for offences punishable under

Sec.498A of the SectionI.P.C., which has led to the institution of Calendar

Case, C.C.No.469/2019 on the file of the Judicial First Class

Magistrate’s Court, Kadakkal, on the basis of the complaint of the 3 rd

respondent defacto complainant. It is stated that now the entire

disputes between the petitioner and the 3 rd respondent defacto

complainant have been settled amicably and that the 3 rd respondent

has sworn to Anx. A-3 affidavit before this Court, wherein it is stated

that she has settled the entire disputes with the petitioner and that

she has no objection for quashment of the impugned criminal

proceedings pending against the petitioner. It is in the light of these

aspects that the petitioner has preferred the instant Crl.M.C. with the

prayer to quash the impugned criminal proceedings against him.

2. In a catena of decisions, the Apex Court has held that, in

appropriate cases involving even non-compoundable offences, the

High Court can quash prosecution by exercise of the powers under
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Sec.482 of the SectionCr.P.C., if the parties have really settled the whole

dispute or if the continuance of the prosecution will not serve any

purpose. Here, this Court finds a real case of settlement between the

parties and it is also found that continuance of the prosecution in

such a situation will not serve any purpose other than wasting the

precious time of the court, when the case ultimately comes before the

court. On a perusal of the petition and on a close scrutiny of the

investigation materials on record and the affidavit of settlement and

taking into account the attendant facts and circumstances of this case,

this Court is of the considered opinion that the legal principles laid

down by the Apex Court in the cases as in SectionGian Singh v. State of

Punjab reported in 2013 (1) SCC (Cri) 160 (2012) 10 SCC 303 and

SectionNarinder Singh and others v. State of Punjab and anr.

reported in (2014) 6 SCC 466, more particularly paragraph 29

thereof, could be applied in this case to consider the prayer for

quashment.

3. Accordingly, it is ordered in the interest of justice that the

impugned Anx. A-1 final report/charge sheet filed in FIR in Crime

No.343/2019 of Kadakkal Police Station, which has led to the

institution of Calendar Case, C.C.No.469/2019 on the file of the
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Judicial First Class Magistrate’s Court, Kadakkal and all further

proceedings arising therefrom pending against the accused will stand

quashed.

The petitioner will produce certified copies of this order before

the investigating officer concerned and the competent court below

concerned. The office of the Advocate General will forward copy of

this order to the investigating officer concerned for information.

With these observations and directions, the above Criminal

Miscellaneous Case stands finally disposed of.

Sd/-

sdk+ ALEXANDER THOMAS, JUDGE
Crl.M.C.No. 7375/19
APPENDIX
PETITIONER’S/S EXHIBITS:

ANNEXURE A1 CERTIFIED COPY OF FINAL REPORT SUBMITTED BEFORE THE
JUDICIAL FRIST CLASS MAGISTRATE COURT-KADAKKAL AS CC
NO.469/2019.

ANNEXURE A2 TRUE COPY OF AGREEMENT EXECUTED BETWEEN THE
PETITIONER AND RESPONDENT NO.3 DATED 13.8.2019.

ANNEXURE A3 TRUE COPY OF AFFIDAVIT OF EXECUTED BETWEEN THE
PETITIONER AND 3RD RESPONDENT.