IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJA VIJAYARAGHAVAN V
THURSDAY, THE 28TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2019 / 9TH PHALGUNA, 1940
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CC NO.929/2017 of ADDITIONAL CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, TRIVANDRUM
CRIME NO. 2080/2016 OF MECICAL COLLEGE POLICE STATION,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
PETITIONERS/ACCUSED:
1 VINAI PRATHAP PILLAI, AGED 28 YEARS,
S/O. PRATHAP PILLAI, THUMBIKATTIL HOUSE, ULOOR,
BLRA-15, BRIDGE LANE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – 695 011
2 PRATHAP PILLAI, AGED 60 YEARS,
S/O. KARUNAKARAN PILLAI, THUMBIKATTIL HOUSE, ULOOR,
BLRA-15, BRIDGE LANE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – 695 011
3 MEENA PRATHAP, AGED 54 YEARS,
W/O. PRATHAP PILLAI, THUMBIKATTIL HOUSE, ULOOR,
BLRA-15, BRIDGE LANE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – 695 011
BY ADVS.
SAIJO HASSAN
SRI.BENOJ C AUGUSTIN
P. PARVATHY
SRI.RAFEEK. V.K.
SRI.VISHNU BHUVANENDRAN
VISHNU PRATHAP PILLAI
RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANTS:
1 STATE OF KERALA,
REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,
HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM.
2 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE,
MEDICAL COLLEGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – 695 011
3 VINEETHA MALLIKA NAIR, AGED 27 YEARS,
D/O. SREEKUMAR AND MALLIKA SREEKUMAR,
1/2 DUCKSWORTH, S.I. PAPALI ENCLAVE, PAPALI ROAD,
PADAMUGHAL, KAKKANAD, ERNAKULAM,
KOCHI – 682 030.
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BY ADVS.
A.ANILKUMAR (A – 959)
SMT.R.RANJINI
SMT. MAYA M. N. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON
28.02.2019, 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).
2. The 3rd respondent is the de facto complainant in C.C.
No.929 of 2017 on the file of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate,
Thiruvananthapuram. The 1st petitioner is the husband of the 3rd
respondent and petitioners 2 3 are his parents. They are being
proceeded against for having committed offence punishable under
Section 498A r/w. Section 34 of the IPC.
3. This petition is filed with a prayer to quash the proceedings
on the ground of settlement of all disputes. The 3rd respondent has
filed an affidavit, wherein she has stated that she does not wish to
continue with the prosecution proceedings against the petitioners.
4. The learned Public Prosecutor has obtained instructions. He
submitted that the statement of the 3rd respondent has been recorded
and the State has no objection in terminating the proceedings as it
involves no public interest.
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5. I have considered the submissions advanced.
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.
7. Having considered all the relevant circumstances, I am of
the considered view that this Court will be well justified in invoking its
extraordinary powers under Section 482 of the Code to quash the
proceedings.
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In the result, this petition will stand allowed. Annexure-II final
report and all proceedings pursuant thereto against the petitioners
now pending as C.C.No.929 of 2017 on the file of the Additional Chief
Judicial Magistrate, Thiruvananthapuram are quashed.
Sd/-
RAJA VIJAYARAGHAVAN V.,
JUDGE
IAP
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APPENDIX
PETITIONER’S/S EXHIBITS:
ANNEXURE I : TRUE COPY OF THE FIR DATED 21.11.2016.
ANNEXURE II : TRUE COPY OF THE FINAL REPORT DATED
28.04.2017.
ANNEXURE III : TRUE COPY OF THE AFFIDAVIT FILED BY THE
DEFACTO COMPLAINANT DATED 01.09.2018.
ANNEXURE IV : TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT PETITION UNDER 13B
OF THE HINDU MARRIAGE ACT DATED 01.09.2018.
RESPONDENTS’ EXHIBITS:
NIL
