IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 19TH NOVEMBER 2010 / 28TH KARTHIKA 1932 Crl.MC.No. 4576 of 2010() ---------------------- CRIME NO. 462 OF 2009 OF CHEVAYUR POLICE STATION PETITIONER(S): ACCUSED ---------------------- 1. MUHAMMED FAIZY, MADINATHIL KIRAM, MOOZHIKKAL, CHELAVUR, KOZHIKODE. 2. NAZEER N.C., MAYATHUMKARA, CHERPULASSERY, PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SRI.K.A.SALIL NARAYANAN RESPONDENT(S): STATE AND DEFACTO COMPLAINANT -------------------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. AMEENUTHEEN, S/O.MOYINKUTTY, AGED 33 YEARS, MANNIYUTTI VALAPPIL HOUSE, KADALUR POST, QUILANDY, KOZHIKODE - 673 305. ADV. SRI.NISHIL.P.S. FOR R-2 PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. I.V. PRAMOD THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/11/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Crl.M.C. No. 4576 of 2010 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dated: 19th day of November, 2010 ORDER The petitioners who are the accused in Crime No. 462 of 2009 of Chevayur Police Station , Kozhikode for an offence punishable under Section 420 I.P.C. seek to quash the F.I.R. and all further proceedings on the ground that the matter has since been settled between and the de facto complainant who is the 2nd respondent represented by counsel. The learned counsel for the 2nd respondent also concedes that there has been a subsequent settlement of the dispute . If so, the offence being compoundable , no useful purpose will be served by allowing the investigation of the case to proceed with. The petitioners are to be prosecuted without noting the settlement, it may amount to misuse of Crl.M.C. No. 4576 of 2010 -:2:- the prosecution. Accordingly, Annexure – I F.I.R. shall stand quashed and all further proceedings in the above crime also discontinued. This Crl.M.C. is allowed as above. Dated this the 19th day of November, 2010. V. RAMKUMAR, (JUDGE) ani.