IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALEXANDER THOMAS
TUESDAY, THE 19TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2019 / 28TH KARTHIKA, 1941
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AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT IN CC 1036/2016 OF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE
OF FIRST CLASS, KOYILANDY
CRIME NO.854/2016 OF ELATHUR POLICE STATION, KOZHIKODE
PETITIONERS/ACCUSED NO.1 3:
1 SectionSALIM V.
AGED 49 YEARS, S/O.ABDU RAHIMAN,
VALIYIL HOUSE, KOTTEDATH BAZAR,
CHETTIKULAM, ELATHUR, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT
2 ABDU RAHIMAN
AGED 71 YEARS, S/O.MAMMU,
VALIYIL HOUSE, KOTTEDATH BAZAR,
CHETTIKULAM, ELATHUR, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT
BY ADVS.
SRI.P.V.ANOOP
SRI.M.P.PRIYESHKUMAR
RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT STATE:
1 MUMTHAS M.P.
AGED 42 YEARS, D/O.MOIDEENKOYA.M.P.,
DELIGHT HOUSE, (UMMARAYIL),
THIRUVANGOOR VILLAGE(PO),
KOYILANDY, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT, PIN-673305
2 STATE OF KERALA
REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,
HIGH COURT OF KERALA,
ERNAKULAM, KOCHI-682031
R1 BY ADV. K.V.SREERAJ
SRI.T.R.RENJITH, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
19.11.2019, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
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ALEXANDER THOMAS, J.
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Dated this the 19th day of November, 2019
ORDER
The petitioners herein have been arrayed as the accused in Annexure-
A FIR in Crime No.854/2016 of Elathoor Police Station, Kozhikode
registered for offences punishable under Secs.498A and 406 read with 34Section
of the Indian Penal Code, which led to the pendency of Annexure-B final
report in C.C.No.1036/2016 on the file of the Judicial First Class
Magistrate’s Court, Koyilandy. It is stated that now the entire disputes
between the petitioners herein and the 1st respondent/de facto
complainant have been settled amicably and that the 1 st respondent has
sworn to Annexure-C affidavit before this Court, wherein it is stated that
she has settled the entire disputes with the petitioners and that she has no
objection for quashment of the impugned criminal proceedings pending
against the petitioners. It is in the light of these aspects that the petitioners
have preferred the instant Crl.M.C. with the prayer to quash the impugned
criminal proceedings against them.
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 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 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 Annexure-A FIR in Crime No.854/2016 of Elathoor Police
Station, Kozhikode which led to the pendency of Annexure-B final report in
C.C.No.1036/2016 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate’s Court,
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Koyilandy and all further proceedings arising therefrom pending against all
the accused will stand quashed.
4. The petitioners will produce certified copies of this order to the
Investigating Officer concerned and the competent court below concerned.
Office of Advocate General will forward a copy of this order to the
Investigating Officer concerned, for necessary information.
With these observations and directions, the above Criminal
Miscellaneous Case stands finally disposed of.
Sd/-
ALEXANDER THOMAS
JUDGE
vgd
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APPENDIX
PETITIONER’S/S EXHIBITS:
ANNEXURE A TRUE COPY OF THE FIR IN CRIME NO.1036/2016
OF KOYILANDY POLICE ALONG WITH THE
COMPLAINT
ANNEXURE B TRUE COPY OF THE FINAL REPORT IN CRIME
NO.854/2016 OF ELATHUR POLICE WHICH IS NOW
PENDING AGAINST THE PETITIONERS AS CC
NO.1036/2016 ON THE FILE OF THE JUDICIAL
FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE COURT, KOYILANDY
ANNEXURE C AFFIDAVIT SWORN BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT ON
22.10.2019