IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOMAS P.JOSEPH THURSDAY, THE 2ND JUNE 2011 / 12TH JYAISHTA 1933 CRL.MC.NO. 1602 OF 2011() ---------------------------------------- CRIME NO.903 OF 2011 OF THRIKKAKARA POLICE STATION PETITIONER(S): ACCUSED -------------------------------------- SEBASTIAN @ PAPPACHAN, S/O. THOMAS, KUNNATHU HOUSE, CHANDANAKKAPARA, PAYYANNUR, KANNUR. BY ADV. SRI.B.MOHANLAL RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, THRIKKAKARA POLICE STATION, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. THROUGH THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, ERNAKULAM. 2. MINI ALPHONSA MARIA VILLA, PRAKULAM.P.O, THRIKKADAVOOR VILLAGE, KOLLAM, NOW RESIDING ARIMBASSERY H0USE, ARIMBASSERY ROAD, THRIKKAKARA.P.O, KAKKANAD, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SHRI MANU R1 ADV. SRI.T.PRASAD FOR R2 THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/06/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: THOMAS P.JOSEPH, J. ==================================== Crl. M.C. No.1602 of 2011 ==================================== Dated this the 02nd day of June, 2011 O R D E R Petitioner is accused in Crime No.903 of 2011 of Thrikkakara Police Station for offences punishable under Section 498A and Section 66 of the Information and Technology Act. Case is that petitioner who married the second respondent-de facto complainant as per an agreement, subjected her to cruelty, took her nude photographs, sent the same to her E.mail I.D and threatened to publish the same in the internet. Parties now claim to have settled the matter and accordingly, petitioner prays to quash proceeding against him. I have heard learned counsel for petitioner, second respondent and the learned Public Prosecutor. Annexure-III is a petition filed by the petitioner signed by him, the second respondent and their counsel requesting to compound the offences. It is stated that petitioner and second respondent have settled the dispute and accordingly they have decided to live together as husband and wife. In view of that settlement I am inclined to allow the request. Resultantly, Criminal Miscellaneous Case is allowed. CRL.M.C. No.1602 of 2011 -: 2 :- Annexure-I, FIR in Crime No.903 of 2011 of Thrikkakara Police Station and all further proceedings pursuant to it against petitioner are quashed. THOMAS P. JOSEPH, JUDGE. vsv