IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR
MONDAY, THE 13TH DAY OF JANUARY 2020 / 23RD POUSHA, 1941
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AGAINST CC 184/2016 ON THE FILES OF JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS
MAGISTRATE COURT -II, PALAKKAD
PETITIONERS/ACCUSED NOS.2 3:
1 MAGI @ MARY
AGED 65 YEARS
W/O. K.A.JOHNY,
KUDILINKAL HOUSE, VADHYAR LANE,
AZAD ROAD, KALOOR, KOCHI-17
2 JOHNY SHIMANI
S/O. K.A.JOHNY,
KUDILINKAL HOUSE, VADHYAR LANE,
AZAD ROAD, KALOOR, KOCHI-17
BY ADV. SRI.K.BIJU
RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT:
1 STATE OF KERALA
REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,
HIGH COURT OF KERALA.
2 STATION HOUSE OFFICER
MANKARA POLICE STATION,
REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, PALAKKAD
3 THERESA
AGED 33 YEARS
D/O. P.J.BABU,
PARANILAM HOUSE, MANKURISSI,
KALLOOR POST, MANKARA, PALAKKAD
(NOW RESIDING IN NEWZELAND 5SC, ELIZABATH ST,
VICTORIA, ROTORVIA CITY, POST CODE – 3010)
R3 BY ADV. PREMSON PAUL
R1 R2 BY SRI.AMJED ALI, SR.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
13.01.2020, 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 Judicial First Class Magistrate Court – II,
Palakkad in C.C.No.184 of 2016.
2. The petitioners are the accused in the said case.
The case was one registered under Sections 341, 323 and
498A read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. It is stated that the petitioners and the de facto
complainant of the crime have amicably settled the disputes
and 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. In the light of the decision of the Apex Court in
Gian singh v. State of Punjab, (2012) 10 SCC 303, insofar as
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the offences alleged against the petitioners are only offences
punishable under Sections 341, 323 and 498A read with Section
34 of the Indian Penal Code, I am of the view that this is an
appropriate case where this court has to invoke the jurisdiction
under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to quash
the proceedings.
In the result, the Crl.M.C. is allowed and Annexure –
A2 Final Report pending trial before the Judicial First Class
Magistrate Court – II, Palakkad in C.C.No.184 of 2016 and all
further proceedings thereto are quashed.
Sd/-
P.B.SURESH KUMAR, JUDGE.
DK
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APPENDIX
PETITIONERS’ ANNEXURES:
ANNEXURE-A1 TRUE COPY OF THE FIR IN CRIME
NO.600/15 OF MANKARA POLICE STATION,
PALAKKAD DIST., DTD. 13.10.2015
ANNEXURE-A2 TRUE COPY OF THE FINAL REPORT IN CRIME
NO.600/15 OF MANKARA POLICE STATION,
PALAKKAD DIST., DTD. 31.12.2015
ANNEXURE-A3 TRUE COPY OF THE AFFIDAVIT OF THE
DEFACTO COMPLAINANT – 3RD RESPONDENT
RESPONDENTS’ ANNEXURES: NIL
//TRUE COPY//
PA TO JUDGE
DK
