Abdul Majeed @ Majeed v. State Of Kerala
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.UBAID MONDAY, THE 14TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2015/23RD AGRAHAYANA, Crl.MC.No. 7790 of 2015 ------------------------- IN CP 8/2015 OF THE JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE COURT I, PERAMBRA CRIME NO.249/2014 OF KOORANCHUNDU POLICE STATION , KOZHIKODE PETITIONER:
----------- ABDUL MAJEED @ MAJEED, AGED 43 YEARS, S/O.IBRAHIM, NADUVILEKANDI HOUSE, KOORACHUNDU, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT BY ADVS.SRI.J.R.PREM NAVAZ SRI.P.T.SHEEJISH RESPONDENTS:
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1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM
2. DIJINA, AGED 29 YEARS, W/O.NIZAR, RESIDING AT KARIMBAKANDI HOUSE, CHALODE KOORACHUNDU, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT
3. NIZAR @ RIZAL, AGED 32 YEARS, S/O.MUHAMMADALI, KARIMBAKANDY HOUSE, CHALODE, KOORACHUNDU, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT R2,3 BY ADV. SRI.AJOY VENU R1 BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.JUSTIN JACOB THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14-12-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
Crl.MC.No. 7790 of 2015 ----------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER'S ANNEXURES:
----------------------- ANNEXURE A:THE CERTIFIED COPY OF THE FINAL REPORT/CHARGE SHEET IN CRIME NO.249/2014 OF KOORACHUNDU POLICE STATION, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT ANNEXURE B:THE AFFIDAVIT SOLEMNLY AFFIRMED BY THE SECOND RESPONDENT/DEFACTO COMPLAINANT DATED 08.10.2015 ANNEXURE C:THE AFFIDAVIT SOLMNLY AFFIRMED BY THE THIRD RESPONDENT/DEFACTO COMPLAINANT DATED 08.10.2015 RESPONDENTS' ANNEXURES:
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P.UBAID, J.
--------------------------------------- Crl.M.C No.7790 of 2015 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 14th day of December, 2015
O R D E R
The petitioner herein is the sole accused in C.P No.8/2015 of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court I, Perambra. He seeks orders quashing the prosecution on the ground of amicable settlement of the whole dispute between him and the de facto complainant. Crime in this case was registered under Sections 452, 354, 308, 294(b) and 506 of the Indian Penal Code on the complaint of one Dijina who is the second 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 now. 2.
The other person who sustained injuries in the alleged incident is the third respondent in this proceeding. He has also filed affidavit to the effect that he has settled the whole dispute with the accused and he has no grievance or complaint now. 3.
In so many decisions, the Hon'ble Supreme Court has held that even in cases involving non-compoundable offences, the High Court can quash the prosecution in pending proceedings, if the parties have really settled the whole dispute amicably out of court,
Crl.M.C No.7790 of 2015 and continuance of the prosecution will not serve any purpose in such a circumstance of amicable settlement. Here, I find a real and genuine case of settlement between the parties. This is not a case involving any public interest or public issue. On a perusal of the materials including the final report, I find that Section 308 IPC was incorporated in the proceeding by the police on the basis of a purely hypothetical statement. Anyway, the whole dispute stands resolved forever, and the counter case also stands settled and quashed. In such a situation, continuance of the prosecution will not serve any purpose other than wasting the precious time of the court. No doubt, nobody will support the prosecution in such a situation, if the case goes to trial.
In the result, this petition is allowed. The prosecution against the petitioner herein in C.P No.8/2015 of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court I, Perambra will stand quashed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Accordingly, the petitioner will stand released from prosecution, and the bail bond, if any, executed by him will stand discharged.
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