IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJA VIJAYARAGHAVAN V
MONDAY, THE 03RD DAY OF DECEMBER 2018 / 12TH AGRAHAYANA, 1940
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CC NO.1975/2017 ON THE FILES OF J.M.F.C.-I, ATTINGAL
CRIME NO.633/17 OF ATTINGAL POLICE STATION
PETITIONERS/ACCUSED 1 TO 3:
1 DILEEP, AGED 32 YEARS,
S/O VIJAYAN, VILAYIL VEEDU,
CHITTANKARA DESOM, ATTINGAL, THRIVANDRUM
2 VIJAYAN, AGED 67 YEARS,
S/O. APPUKUTTAN,
VILAYIL VEEDU,
CHITTANKARA DESOM, ATTINGAL, TRIVANDRUM
3 MURALIDHARAN, S/O. APPUKUTTAN,
DEEPU NIVAS, KODUMAN JUNCTION,
CHITTANKARA DESOM, ATTINGAL, TRIVANDRUM
BY ADV. SRI.M.R.SARIN
RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT:
1 THE STATE OF KERALA,
REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,
HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM – 682031
2 ANJANA SAJEEV, AGED 24 YEARS,
D/O. BINDHU, PATHIRAPALLI DESOM, THINAVILA VEEDU,
PATHIRAPPALLI DESOM, KUDAPPANAKUNNU VILLAGE,
TRIVANDRUM – 695001
BY ADV. SRI.V.VINAR
SRI.AMJAD ALI, SR.PP
THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
03.12.2018, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
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ORDER
This petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal
Procedure (‘the Code” for brevity).
2. The 2nd respondent is the de facto complainant in
C.C.No.1975 of 2017 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate of First
Class-I, Attingal. The 1st petitioner herein is the husband of the 2 nd
respondent and the petitioners 2 and 3 are his near relatives. They are
being proceeded against for having committed offence punishable
under Section 498A r/w Section 34 of the IPC.
3. The instant petition is filed with a prayer to quash the
proceedings on the ground of settlement of all disputes. The 2nd
respondent has filed an affidavit stating that she does not wish to
continue with the prosecution proceedings against the petitioners.
4. The learned Public Prosecutor has obtained instructions. He
submitted that the statement of the 2nd respondent has been recorded
and the State has no objection in terminating the proceedings as it
involves no public interest.
5. I have considered the submissions advanced.
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6. In Gian Singh v. State of Punjab [(2012) 10 SCC 303]
and in Narinder Singh v. State of Punjab [(2014) 6 SCC 466], the
Apex Court has laid down that in appropriate cases, the High Court can
take note of the amicable resolution of disputes between the victim
and the wrongdoer to put an end to the criminal proceedings. Further
in Jitendra Raghuvanshi Others v. Babita Raghuvanshi
Another [(2013) 4 SCC 58], it was observed that it is the duty of the
courts to encourage genuine settlements of matrimonial disputes. If
the parties ponder over their faults and terminate their disputes
amicably by mutual agreement instead of fighting it out in a court of
law, the courts should not hesitate to exercise its powers under
Section 482 of the Code. Permitting such proceedings to continue
would be nothing, but an abuse of process of court. The interest of
justice also require that the proceedings be quashed.
7. Having considered all the relevant circumstances, I am of the
considered view that this Court will be well justified in invoking its
extraordinary powers under Section 482 of the Code to quash the
proceedings.
In the result, this petition will stand allowed. Annexure-A2
final report and all proceedings pursuant thereto against the
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petitioners now pending as C.C.No.1975 of 2017 on the files of the
Judicial Magistrate of First Class-I, Attingal are quashed.
Sd/-
RAJA VIJAYARAGHAVAN V.,
JUDGE
IAP
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APPENDIX
PETITIONER’S/S EXHIBITS:
ANNEXURE A1 CERTIFIED COPY OF THE FIR NO. 633/2017 OF
ATTINGAL POLICE STATION
ANNEXURE A2 CERTIFIED COPY OF THE CHARGE SHEET IN CC
NO. 1975/17 PENDING BEFORE JFCM COURT-1,
ATTINGAL
ANNEXURE A3 AFFIDAVIT SINGED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT
