IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALEXANDER THOMAS
FRIDAY, THE 20TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2019 / 29TH BHADRA, 1941
Crl.MC.No.6535 OF 2019(F)
CC 192/2019 OF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS ,KUNNAMANGALAM
CRIME NO.74/2019 OF Mavoor Police Station , Kozhikode
PETITIONER/ACCUSED:
JIJU C.,AGED 31 YEARS
S/O. BABU, CHENOOTTIL HOUSE, CHEROOPPA P.O., MAVOOR,
CHEROOPPA AMSOM AND DESOM, KOZHIKODE-673 661
BY ADV. SRI.P.B.SAJITH
RESPONDENTS/DEFACTO COMPLAINANT COMPLAINANT:
1 SANDHYA T.P.
AGED 21 YEARS
D/O. BABU, THATTAMBALATH HOUSE, KANNIPARAMBA P.O.,
KANNIPARAMBA AMSOM AND DESOM, KOZHIKODE-673 661
2 STATE OF KERALA,
REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF
KERALA, ERNAKULAM-6872 031
R1 BY ADV. R.SUDHISH
OTHER PRESENT:
SMT.PRIYA SHANAVAS, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR FOR R2
THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
20.09.2019, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
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ALEXANDER THOMAS, J.
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Dated this the 20th day of September, 2019
ORDER
The petitioner herein is the accused in the instant Crime
No.74/2019 of Mavoor Police Station, Kozhikode District, which
has been registered for offences punishable under Secs.498A, 406
34 of the SectionI.P.C on the basis of a complaint filed by the 1 st
respondent/defacto complainant and which has led to the
institution of Anx-A-5 Final Report in C.C.No.192/2019 on the file
of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Kunnamangalam. It is
stated that now the entire disputes between the petitioner and the
1st respondent/defacto complainant have been settled amicably and
that the 1st respondent has sworn to Anx-A-7 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
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appropriate cases involving even non-compoundable offences, the
High Court can quash prosecution by exercise of the powers under
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 affidavits 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 Crime No.74/2019 of Mavoor Police Station, Kozhikode
District, which has led to the institution of Anx-A-5 Final Report in
C.C.No.192/2019 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate
Court, Kunnamangalam and all further proceedings arising therefrom
pending against the accused will stand quashed.
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The petitioner will produce certified copy of this order before
the court below concerned as well as the Investigating officer
concerned. The office of the Advocate General will also forward a
certified copy of this order to the Investigating Officer concerned.
With these observations and directions, the above Criminal
Miscellaneous Case stands finally disposed of.
sd/-
ALEXANDER THOMAS, JUDGE.
acd
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APPENDIX
PETITIONER’S/S EXHIBITS:
ANNEXURE-A1 CERTIFIED COPY OF FIRST INFORMATION
REPORT IN CRIME NO.74/2019 OF MAVOOR
POLICE DATED 09.02.2019
ANNEXURE-A2 CERTIFIED COPY OF FIRST INFORMATION
STATEMENT IN CRIME NO.74/2019 OF
MAVOOR POLICE DATED 09.02.2019
ANNEXURE-A3 CERTIFIED COPY OF MEMORANDUM OF
WITNESS IN CRIME NO.74/2019 OF MAVOOR
POLICE STATION 23.05.2019
ANNEXURE-A4 CERTIFIED COPY OF STATEMENT OF
WITNESS UNDER SECTION 162 OF THE CODE
OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE IN CRIME
NO.74/2019 OF MAVOOR POLICE STATION
ANNEXURE-A5 CERTIFIED COPY OF FINAL REPORT IN
CRIME NO.74/2019 OF MAVOOR POLICE
DATED 23.05.201`9
ANNEXURE-A6 TRUE COPY OF AGREEMENT EXECUTED
BETWEEN THE PETITIONER AND THE 1ST
RESPONDENT DATED 15.06.2019
ANNEXURE-A7 ORIGINAL OF THE AFFIDAVIT FILED BY
THE 1ST RESPONDENT DATED 03.09.2019
True Copy
P.S. To Judge.