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9 paragraphs · 346 wordsBechu Kurian Thomas, J
Petitioner has invoked the jurisdiction under Section 482 Cr.P.C to quash all proceedings against him.
Petitioner is the 2nd accused in S.C.No.237/2019 on the files of the Assistant Sessions Court, Vatakara, arising out of Crime No.322/2011 of Nadapuram Police Station, registered for the offences under Sections 341, 324, 506(ii), 427 and 308 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. Respondents 2nd & 3rd are the defacto complainant and the injured witness.
Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the respondents, apart from the learned Public Prosecutor.
The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the matter has been settled and hence the proceedings against the petitioner ought to be quashed. It was also submitted that, considering the nature of offences alleged, no purpose would be served by continuing the proceedings.
In Gian Singh v. State of Punjab and Another [(2012) 10 SCC 303], the Apex Court has held that in appropriate cases, the High Court can take note of the amicable resolution of disputes between the victim and the wrongdoer to put an end to the criminal proceedings. This view was reiterated in Narinder Singh and Others v. State of Punjab and Another [(2014) 6 SCC 466] and Yogendra Yadav and Others v. State of Jharkhand and Another [(2014) 9 SCC 653].
I have perused Annexure-C and Annexure-D affidavits filed by respondents 2 and 3. The learned Public Prosecutor has submitted that upon verification, it is understood that the affidavits are genuine, and the defacto complainant and the injured witness stand by the contents thereof. I am satisfied that the matter has been settled and no public interest is involved in this case. There is no impediment for granting the prayer for quashing. The continuance of the proceedings will only be an exercise in futility.
Accordingly, all proceedings against the petitioner in S.C.No.237/2019 on the files of the Assistant Sessions Court, Vatakara, arising out of Crime No.322/2011 of Nadapuram Police Station, are quashed.
The Criminal Miscellaneous case is allowed as above.