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Abhijith Vijayakumar And Ors vs Anandhu S And Ors

High Court Of Kerala · Decided on 14 May 2021 · Citation: (2021) 05 KL CK 0143

HON’BLE JUDGES
P.V. Kunhikrishnan, J
ACTS & SECTIONS REFERRED
Code Of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — Section 482 · Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Section 143, 149, 294(b), 323, 341, 506(i)
RESULT
Allowed
CASE NUMBER
Criminal Miscellaneous Case No. 2464 Of 2021
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1.

This petition is filed under Sec. 482 of the Cr.P.C. to quash the entire proceedings in C.C.No.235 of 2018 on the file of the Judicial First Class

Magistrate Court â€" I, Kanjirappally. The above case is registered against the petitioners alleging offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 506(i),

294(b), 143 r/w 149 of the IPC.

2.

When this matter came up for consideration, the learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the entire disputes between the petitioners and

the victim are settled out of court. Annexure-A2 is the signed affidavit filed by the 1st respondent. A counsel also appeared for the 1st respondent.

The counsel submitted that the matter is settled. The Public Prosecutor also submitted that the matter is settled. In the light of the above facts, there is

no purpose in continuing this criminal prosecution against the petitioners.

3.

Having considered the gravity of the offences alleged, nature of the injury caused and having perused the affidavit filed by the respondent No. 1 the

contents of which are submitted to be true and voluntary, I am satisfied that the matter has been amicably settled and that no public interest is involved

in this matter. Moreover, in view of the settlement arrived at between the parties, there is no possibility of the criminal proceedings ending in

conviction. As such, continuance of the proceedings will amount to an abuse of process of court and hence, in view of the legal position set out by the

Honourable Supreme Court in Madan Mohan Abbot v. State of Punjab [(2008) 4 SCC 582] and Gian Singh v. State of Punjab and another [(2012) 10

SCC 303], there is no impediment in granting the relief.

Hence, this Crl.M.C. is allowed. All further proceedings in C.C. No.235 of 2018 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court â€" I,

Kanjirappally, are quashed.