Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 4534 Ker
Judgement Date : 19 April, 2022
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMED NIAS C.P.
TUESDAY, THE 19TH DAY OF APRIL 2022 / 29TH CHAITHRA, 1944
CRL.MC NO. 892 OF 2022
CRIME NO.805/2010 OF BEKAL POLICE STATION, KASARGOD
PETITIONER:
1 SURESH.S, AGED 32 YEARSM
SON OF BALAKRISHNAN,
ARATTUKADAVU, PALLIKKARA VILLAGE, UDUMA PANCHAYATH,
HOSDURG TALUK, KASARAGOD DISTRICT., PIN - 671319
2 KAMAL, AGED 40 YEARS,
SON OF KUNHIKRISHNAN,
ARATTUKADAVU, PALLIKKARA VILLAGE, UDUMA PANCHAYATH,
HOSDURG TALUK, KASARAGOD DISTRICT., PIN - 671319
BY ADVS.
A.ARUNKUMAR
DIVYA T.P.
RESPONDENT:
1 STATE OF KERALA
REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,
HIGH COURT OF KERALA,
ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682 031.
2 C.H.MANAF, AGED 44 YEARS
SON OF MOOSA,
R/AT P.H.HOUSE, KOTTIKULAM JM ROAD, P.O.BEKAL,
KOTTIKKULAM VILLAGE, HOSDURG TALUK, KASARAGOD
DISTRICT., PIN - 671318
3 MIDHUN @ MUAHMMED AMEEN
AGED 37 YEARS
C/O.AYISHATH RAMSEENA.K.S,
BANGANA HOUSE, BANGANATHOTTY, P.O.BARE,
HOSDURG TALUK,
KASARAGOD DISTRICT, PIN - 671319
BY ADV VIPIN T JOSE
SMT. M. K .PUSHPALATHA SR.PP
THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
19.04.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
CRL.MC NO. 892 OF 2022 2
ORDER
The petitioners are the accused in
L.P.C.No.124/2017 of Judicial First Class
Magistrate-II, Hosdurg and the accused Nos.3 and 4
in Crime No.805 of 2010 of Bekal Police Station
and the offences alleged against the petitioners
are under Sections 143,147,148,341,324,326,427 r/w
149 of the Indian Penal Code. The petitioners
moved this Court seeking to quash all further
proceedings in Annexure-AII Final Report in Crime
No.805 of 2010 of Bekal Police Station in
L.P.C.No.124/2017 of the Judicial First Class
Magistrate-II, Hosdurg.
2. The allegation is that on 20/11/2010 at
22.45 hours at Arattukadavu Kannamkulam in
Pallikkara Village, the accused persons wrongfully
restrained defacto complainant and his friend and
attacked them with iron rod and committed mischief
to a tune of Rs.2250/- by causing damage to his
motor bike and thereby committed the aforesaid
offences.
3. Heard the learned counsel for the
petitioners, the learned Public Prosecutor as well
as the learned counsel for respondents 2 and 3.
4. It is submitted by respective counsel that
the petitioners and the respondents 2 and 3 have
arrived at an amicable settlement and Annexure A4
is the affidavit filed. The affidavit, inter alia,
state that all the disputes are settled and that
the pendency of criminal proceeding would cause
hardship to all the parties.
5. From the submission across the Bar and
perusing the criminal M.C. and the affidavit
referred above, I am satisfied that there has been
an amicable settlement and that there is no
vitiating circumstances in the respondent filing
the affidavit. No purpose will be served by
continuing the proceedings in the above
circumstances. It is submitted by the learned
Public Prosecutor that the statement of the
defacto complainant has also been taken to verify
the genuineness of the settlement.
6. In view of the judgment of the Hon'ble
Supreme Court in Gian Singh v. State of Punjab and
another [2012 (10) SCC 303] and considering the
facts and circumstances of the case and in
exercise of power of this Court under Section 482
of the Code of Criminal Procedure, I hereby quash
all further proceedings against the petitioners
pursuant to Annexure-AII Final Report in Crime
No.805 of 2010 of Bekal Police Station in
L.P.C.No.124/2017 of the Judicial First Class
Magistrate-II, Hosdurg, against these petitioners.
The Crl.MC is allowed as above.
Sd/-
MOHAMMED NIAS C.P.
JUDGE msp
APPENDIX OF CRL.MC 892/2022
PETITIONER ANNEXURES Annexure1 A TRUE COPY OF THE F.I.R FILED IN CRIME NO.805 OF 2010 OF BEKAL POLICE STATION Annexure2 CERTIFIED COPY OF THE FINAL REPORT FILED IN CRIME NO.805 OF 2010 OF BEKAL POLICE STATION Annexure3 A TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 07-05-2015 IN C.C.NO.613 OF 2012 ON THE FILES OF JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE-II, HOSDURG Annexure4 A TRUE COPY OF THE AFFIDAVIT SWORN TO BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2
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