IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJA VIJAYARAGHAVAN V
MONDAY, THE 26TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2018 / 5TH AGRAHAYANA, 1940
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CC NO.907/2014 ON THE FILES OF THE J.M.F.C.-I, NEYYATINKARA
CRIME NO.1250/2013 OF NEYYATTINKARA POLICE STATION,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
PETITIONERS/ACCUSED NOS.1 AND 3:
1 KISHORE @ RAGESH,
AGED 37 YEARS, S/O.RAJENDRAN,
MULLUVILA VALIYAVILA VEEDU, VENPAKAL,
ATHIYANNOOR VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.
2 GEETHA DEVI,
AGED 58 YEARS, W/O RAJENDRAN,
MULLUVILA VALIYAVILA VEEDU, VENPAKAL,
ATHIYANNOOR VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
BY ADV. SRI.S.MOHAMMED AL RAFI
RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT:
1 STATE OF KERALA,
REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,
HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM.
2 S.S.ATHIRA, AGED 30 YEARS
D/O.SAILAJA, MEKKEKUZHIVILA VEEDU, ERAVIKKONAM,
THIRUPURAM VILLAGE, NEYYATTINKARA,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 121.
R2 BY ADV. SRI.AJITH KRISHNAN
R1 BY SR. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MR. AMJAD ALI
THIS CRIMINAL MISC.CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
26.11.2018, 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) with a prayer to quash the
proceedings pending against the petitioners.
2. The 2nd respondent is the de facto complainant in
C.C.No.907 of 2014 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate of First Class-
I, Neyyattinkara. The petitioners herein are the husband and mother-
in-law of the 2nd respondent and they are proceeded against for
having committed offence punishable under Sections 498A and 323
r/w. Section 34 of the IPC.
3. The instant proceeding is initiated 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 submits 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. Having considered all the relevant circumstances, I am of
the considered view that this Court will be well justified in invoking its
extra ordinary powers under Section 482 of the Code to quash the
proceedings.
In the result, this petition will stand allowed. Annexure-A
final report and all proceedings pursuant thereto against the
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petitioners now pending as C.C.No.907 of 2014 on the file of the
Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-I, Neyyattinkara are quashed.
SD/-
RAJA VIJAYARAGHAVAN V.,
JUDGE
KRJ
//TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE
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APPENDIX
PETITIONER’S/S EXHIBITS:
ANNEXURE A TRUE COPY OF THE FINAL REPORT IN CRIME NO
1250/13 OF NEYYATTINKARA POLICE STATION.
ANNEXURE B NOTARISED AFFIDAVIT SWORN BY 2ND
RESPONDENT.
RESPONDENTS’ EXHIBITS:-NIL
