Sajith K.V. v. Bindu K.T.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.UBAID THURSDAY, THE 20TH DAY OF AUGUST 2015/29TH SRAVANA, 1937 Crl.MC.No. 5697 of 2015 () --------------------------- CRIME NO. 1008/2015 OF THALIPARAMBA POLICE STATION, KANNUR DISTRICT ------------------ PETITIONERS/ACCUSED NO.1 & 2 :
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1. SAJITH K.V., AGED 42 YEARS, S/O KUNHIKRISHNAN (LATE) "SREEKRIPA", KURUMATHUR KURUMATHUR P.O., KANNUR DISTRICT.
2. SREEJITH K.V., AGED 46 YEARS, S/O KUNHIKRISHNAN (LATE), "SREEVALSAM", KURUMATHUR KURUMATHUR P.O., KANNUR DISTRICT.
BY ADVS.SRI.ZUBAIR PULIKOOL SRI.P.S.BINU RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT & STATE :
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1. BINDU K.T., AGED 36 YEARS, D/O. BALAKRISHNAN NAMBIAR (LATE), "GOKULAM", PANAN KAVU, PUZHATHI AMSOM KOTTALI P.O., KANNUR DISTRICT, PIN-670 016.
2. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM, PIN-682 031. R1 BY ADV. SMT.P.A.ANEESHA R2 BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SMT. V.H. JASMINE THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20-08-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: Mn ...2/-
Crl.MC.No. 5697 of 2015 () ------------------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONERS' ANNEXURES :
------------------------------------------- ANNEXURE I: COPY OF THE FIR IN CRIME NO.1008/15 OF THALIPARAMBA POLICE STATION.
ANNEXURE II: THE TRUE COPY OF THE AFFIDAVIT OF IST RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS : NIL ------------------------------------------------------- //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE Mn
P.UBAID, J.
-------------------------------------- Crl.M.C No.5697 of 2015 -------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 20th day of August, 2015
O R D E R
The petitioners seek orders quashing the F.I.R and further proceedings in Crime No.1008 of 2015 of Thaliparamba Police Station, registered under Sections 341, 294(b), 323, 506(i) read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code on the complaint of one Bindu K.T. Orders are sought on the ground of amicable settlement of the whole dispute between the accused and the de facto complainant out of court. The de facto complainant is the 1st respondent in this proceeding brought under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. She has filed affidavit to the effect that she has settled the whole dispute with the accused, and she has no grievance or complaint.
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In so many decisions, the Hon'ble Supreme Court has held that even in cases involving non-compoundable offences, the High Court can quash prosecution; be it at the crime stage or at the trial stage or even at the appellate or revision stage; if the parties have really settled the whole
Crl.M.C No.5697 of 2015 dispute or if continuance of the prosecution will not serve any purpose. Here, I find a real case of settlement between the parties and I also find that continuance of 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.
In the result, this petition is allowed. The F.I.R and further proceedings in Crime No.1008 of 2015 of Thaliparamba Police Station will stand quashed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
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