IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR
FRIDAY, THE 28TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2020 / 9TH PHALGUNA,
1941
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AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT IN CC 717/2019 OF JUDICIAL
MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS ,NADAPURAM
CRIME NO.143/2019 OF THOTTILPALAM POLICE STATION ,
Kozhikode
PETITIONER/ACCUSED:
NAUSHAD, AGED 35 YEARS
S/O.ABDUL SALAM,ANGADIPARAMBIL HOUSE,
MARUTHONGARA AMSOM DESOM, VANNATHICHIRA POST,
VADAKARA TALUK, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT.
BY ADVS.
SRI.K.N.ABHILASH
SRI.SUNIL NAIR PALAKKAT
SRI.M.A.AHAMMAD SAHEER
SRI.P.B.MUHAMMED AJEESH
RESPONDENTS/STATE AND DE FACTO COMPLAINANT:
1 STATE OF KERALA,
REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,
HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM – 682 031.
2 THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER,
THOTTI PALAM POLICE STATION,
KOZHIKOD DISTRICT, PIN – 673 513.
3 RUBEENA, AGED 26 YEARS, W/O.NAUSHAD,
ANGADIPARAMBIL HOUSE,MARUTHONGARA AMSOM
DESOM, VANNATHICHIRA POST,VADAKARA TALUK,
KOZHIKODE DISTRICT, PIN – 673 513.
R3 BY ADV. JACOB SEBASTIAN
BY SR. PP SRI. SANTHOSH PETER
THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR
ADMISSION ON 28.02.2020, 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 – A1 Final Report
pending trial before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-I,
Nadapuram, in C.C.No. 717 of 2019.
2. The petitioner is the sole accused in the said
case. The case was one registered under Section 498A of the
Indian Penal Code.
3. It is seen that the petitioner and the de facto
complainant of the crime have amicably settled the disputes.
An affidavit sworn to by the de facto complainant is part of
the records.
4. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner,
the learned Public Prosecutor as also the learned counsel for
the de facto complainant.
5. It is seen that the dispute arose on account of
the matrimonial discord between the de facto complainant and
her husband, the petitioner. Though the matter is settled
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between the parties, I have examined the accusation in the
case and found that this is a matter that could be settled and
closed in the light of the decisions of the Apex Court in
Jitendra Raghuvanshi v. Babita Raghuvanshi, (2013) 4
SCC 58 and Gian singh v. State of Punjab, (2012) 10 SCC
303, invoking the jurisdiction under Section 482 of the Code of
Criminal Procedure.
In the result, the Crl.M.C. is allowed and Annexure –
A1 Final Report pending trial before the Judicial First Class
Magistrate Court-I, Nadapuram, in C.C.No. 717 of 2019 and all
further proceedings thereto are quashed.
Sd/-
P.B.SURESH KUMAR
JUDGE
ds 29.02.2020
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APPENDIX
PETITIONERS EXHIBITS:
ANNEXURE A1: THE CERTIFIED COPY OF THE FINAL REPORT
DATED 12.04.2019 IN C.C. NO. 717 OF 2019
ON THE FILES OF JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS
MAGISTRATECOURT-I, NADAPURAM, KOZHIKODE
DISTRICT.
ANNEXURE A2: THE AFFIDAVIT EXECUTED BY THE 3RD
RESPONDENT/DEFACTO COMPLAINANT DATED
20.02.2020.
