Sreekumar P.P v. Anju Aravind
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.ABRAHAM MATHEW FRIDAY, THE 5TH DAY OF JUNE 2015/15TH JYAISHTA, 1937 Crl.MC.No. 3326 of 2015 --------------------------------- CRIME NO. 376/2015 OF ELAMAKKARA POLICE STATION , ERNAKULAM ------------------ PETITIONER(S)/ACCUSED:
--------------------------------------- SREEKUMAR P.P, AGED 40 YEARS, S/O.PANKAJAKSHAN, ATHAM, VINAYAKA NAGAR, EDAPALLY P.O., ERNAKULAM.
BY ADV. SRI.P.K.MOHAMED JAMEEL RESPONDENT(S)/COMPLAINANT:
----------------------------------------------- 1.
ANJU ARAVIND @ ANJU SREEKUMAR, AGED 32 YEARS, D/O.LATE N.K.ARAVINDAKSHAN, ATHAM, VINAYAKA NAGAR, EDAPALLY P.O., ERNAKULAM. 2.
STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM-682031.
R1 BY ADVS. SRI.JINU JOSEPH SRI.N.RAGHUNATH R2 BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.DHANESH MATHEW MANJOORAN THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05-06-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: PJ
Crl.MC.No. 3326 of 2015 --------------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONERS' ANNEXURES --------------------------------------- A1:
CERTIFIED COPY OF THE FIR NO.376/2015 OF TIRUR POLICE STATION A2:
AFFIDAVIT OF R1 RESPONDENTS' ANNEXURE ---------------------------------------- NIL.
/ TRUE COPY / P.S. TO JUDGE PJ
K. ABRAHAM MATHEW, J.
--------------------------- Crl.M.C. No.3326 of 2015 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 5th day of June 2015
O R D E R
Petition filed under Sec.482 Cr.P.C.
2. The petitioner and the 1st respondent are husband and wife. The petitioners are accused in Crime No.376 of 2015 of Elamakkara Police station. He is alleged to have subjected her to cruelty, assaulted and threatened her and attempted to murder her and thus committed the offences under Secs.307, 326, 498A and 506 of Indian Penal Code. It is submitted that the dispute between the parties has been settled. The request is to quash the proceedings in the criminal case.
2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and for the 1st respondent and the learned Public Prosecutor.
3. The first respondent has filed an affidavit to the effect that the dispute has been settled and she has no objection in the criminal case being quashed. I am satisfied that the allegation is true. No public interest is
Crl.M.C. No.3326 of 2015 2 involved in this case. This is a fit case to invoke the jurisdiction of this Court under Sec.482 Cr.P.C. to quash the proceedings in the criminal case.
In the result, this Crl.M.C. is allowed. The proceedings in Crime No.376 of 2015 of Elamakkara Police station are quashed.
Sd/- K. ABRAHAM MATHEW JUDGE / True Copy / NS P.A. To Judge