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8 paragraphs · 266 wordsA. Badharudeen, J
This Criminal Miscellaneous Case has been filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, to quash Annexure A2 Final Report and all further proceedings in C.C.No.1626/2019 on the files of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Kunnamkulam, arose out of Crime No.880/2019 of Kunnamkulam Police Station, Thrissur. The petitioner herein is the sole accused in the above crime.
Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned counsel appearing for the de facto complainant and the learned Public Prosecutor.
In this matter, offences punishable under Sections 498A, 323, 324 and 506 of IPC are alleged to have been committed by the accused. The complainant is none other than the wife of the accused.
It is submitted that the matter has been amicably settled and the de facto complainant filed affidavit in this regard in a case involving matrimonial dispute.
The learned Public Prosecutor also submitted that the matter has been settled between the parties and statement of the de facto complainant to that effect has been recorded.
Since the dispute has been settled in between husband and wife, there is no reason to disallow the prayer for quashment, so as to facilitate peaceful living of the parties hereinafter. Therefore, in the interest of justice, I am inclined to allow this petition.
In the result, this petition stands allowed. Annexure A2 Final Report and all further proceedings in C.C.No.1626/2019 on the files of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Kunnamkulam, arose out of Crime No.880/2019 of Kunnamkulam Police Station, Thrissur, against the petitioner stand quashed.