Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 23981 Ker
Judgement Date : 13 December, 2021
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE M.R.ANITHA
MONDAY, THE 13TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 22ND AGRAHAYANA, 1943
CRL.MC NO. 5128 OF 2021
TO QUASH ANNEXURE A FIR IN CRIME NO. 808/2018 OF ALUVA WEST POLICE
STATION, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT
PETITIONER/SOLE ACCUSED:
SHAIBI
AGED 43 YEARS
S/O SAJI T.K.
THEKKUMKATTIL HOUSE,
MATTUPURAM, MANJALY,
MANNOM P.O,
N.PARAVUR-683520.
BY ADV B.H.MANSOOR
RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT/STATE:
1 STATE OF KERALA
REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF
KERALA,
ERNAKULAM.-682031.
2 STATION HOUSE OFFICER
ALUVA WEST POLICE STATION, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT-683502.
3 MARIYUMMA
AGED 74 YEARS
W/O MOIDEEN,
PUTHIYAVEETTIL HOUSE,
MATTUPURAM, MANJALAI, N.PARAVUR, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT-
683520.
BY ADV SAKEENA BEEGUM
PP SRI M.C ASHI
THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
13.12.2021, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
CRL.M.C.No.5128/2021
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JUDGMENT
Dated this the 13th day of December, 2021
This Crl.M.C has been filed seeking to quash the entire
further proceedings against the petitioner in Crime No.
808/2018 of Aluva West Police Station, which has been
registered for the offence punishable under Sections 403, 406,
420 and 506(1) of IPC. The petitioner is the sole accused in
the above crime. 3rd respondent is the defacto complainant.
2. According to the learned counsel for the
petitioner, the matter has been amicably settled with the
defacto complainant out of court. Annexure B is the
affidavit duly sworn in by the defacto complainant.
3. Adv. Sakeena Beegum appeared on behalf of
the defacto complainant and reports about the settlement CRL.M.C.No.5128/2021
arrived at between the parties. The learned Public
Prosecutor produced report of the Sub Inspector of Police,
Aluva West Police Station along with the copy of the
statement of the mother of the defacto complainant.
4. It has come out from the affidavits as well as the
statement of the defacto complainant given to the Inspector
of Police that all disputes between the parties in connection
with the sale of property.
5. Since the entire civil disputes between the parties
have been amicably settled, the continuation of further
proceedings against the petitioner will not serve any useful
purpose. In such cases this Court can exercise the inherent
powers vested with the court to prevent the abuse of process
of court. (See Gian Singh v. State of Punjab and Another
(2012 10 SCC 303 : 2012 KHC 4530; Madan Mohan Abhot v.
State of Punjab 2008 (3) KLT 19 [SC] and Narinder Singh &
Ors. v. State of Punjab & Anr. (2014 (4) SCALE 195 : ILR
2014 (2) Ker. 85 : 2014 KHC 4195)).
CRL.M.C.No.5128/2021
In the result, this Crl.M.C. stands allowed and the
further proceedings against the petitioner No. Crime No.
808/2018 of Aluva West Police Station is hereby quashed.
Sd/-
M.R.ANITHA
JUDGE rps/ CRL.M.C.No.5128/2021
APPENDIX OF CRL.MC 5128/2021
PETITIONER ANNEXURES Annexure A COPY OF THE F.I .R AND F. I .S CRIME NO.808/2018 OF ALUVA WEST POLICE STATION.
Annexure B AFFIDAVIT OF SETTLEMENT OF DEFACTO COMPLAINANT/THIRD RESPONDENT.
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