IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALEXANDER THOMAS
WEDNESDAY,THE 13TH DAY OF MARCH 2019 / 22ND PHALGUNA, 1940
Crl.MC.No. 1249 of 2019
AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT IN CC 1115/2015 of ADDITIONAL CHIEF
JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE , ERNAKULAM
CRIME NO. 1911/2014 OF Ernakulam North Police Station ,
Ernakulam
PETITIONER/S:
MILAN, AGED 38 YEARS, S/O MOHANAN,KADAVIL PARAMBIL
HOUSE,SAFDAR HASHMI LANE, BACK SIDE OF LOURDESS
HOSPITAL PACHALAM,CHERANALLOOR VILLAGE,ERNAKULAM
DISTRICT.
BY ADVS.
SRI.P.K.VARGHESE
SHRI. SHIJOB M J
SMT.SANJANA RACHEL JOSE
RESPONDENT/S:
1 STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC
PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA,ERNAKULAM-682031.
2 SOUMYA MILAN, AGED 30 YEARS,
D/O.SUNDARAN,MANAPPURATH HOUSE,
CHERRIYAPALLAMTHURUTHU KARA,NORTH
PARAVOOR,ERNAKULAM DISTRICT-683513.
OTHER PRESENT:
SRI.SAIGI JACOB PALATTY, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR FOR R1,
SRI.T.M.RAMAN KARTHA FOR R2
THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
13.03.2019, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
ALEXANDER THOMAS, J.
Crl.M.C.No. 1249 of 2019
Dated this the 13th day of March, 2019
ORDER
The petitioner herein is the sole accused in the impugned Anx.I FIR
in Crime No.1911/2014 of Ernakulam Town North Police Station,
registered for offences punishable under Secs.452, 341, 498A, 294(b), 341,
323, 324 of the I.P.C., on the basis of the complaint filed by the 2 nd
respondent defacto complainant, which has led to the institution of C.C.No.
1115/2015 on the file of the Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate Court,
Ernakulam. It is stated that now the entire disputes between the
petitioners and 2nd respondent defacto complainant have been settled
amicably and that the 2nd respondent has sworn to Anx.III 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 herein. 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 Sec.482 of
the Cr.P.C., if the parties have really settled the whole dispute or if the
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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 Gian Singh v. State of
Punjab reported in 2013 (1) SCC (Cri) 160 (2012) 10 SCC 303 and
Narinder 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.I FIR in Crime No.1911/2014 of Ernakulam Town North
Police Station, which has led to the institution of C.C.No. 1115/2015 on the
file of the Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Ernakulam, and all further
proceedings arising therefrom pending against the accused will stand
quashed.
With these observations and directions, the above Criminal
Miscellaneous Case stands finally disposed of.
Sd/-
sdk+ ALEXANDER THOMAS, JUDGE
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APPENDIX
PETITIONER’S/S EXHIBITS:
ANNEXURE I A TRUE COPY OF THE CHARGE SHEET IN CC
NO.1115/2015 OF THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF JUDICIAL
,MAGISTRATE COURT,ERNAKULAM.
ANNEXURE II A TRUE COPY OF THE PETITION FOR MUTUAL
DIVORCE FILED BY THE PETITIONER AND THE 2ND
RESPONDENT BEFORE THE FAMILY COURT,ERNAKULAM.
ANNEXURE III A TRUE COPY OF THE AFFIDAVIT SIGNED BY THE
DE-FACTO COMPLAINANT DATED 05.02.2019.