IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.K.BALAKRISHNAN FRIDAY, THE 23RD SEPTEMBER 2011 / 1ST ASWINA 1933 Crl.MC.No. 3244 of 2011 -------------------------------- CC.992/2007 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT, TIRUR .................... PETITIONERS/ACCUSED: 1. K.P.KRISHNAKUMAR, S/O.ACHUTHANKUTTY MENON, KRISHNAPRABHA, VENGALOOR (POST), (VIA) B.P.ANGADI, TIRUR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 2. KAMALA, D/O.ACHUTHAN KUTTY MENON, 'KOUSTHUBAM', VENGALOOR (POST), (VIA) B.P.ANGADI, TIRUR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.C.M.MOHAMMED IQUABAL RESPONDENTS/STATE & COMPLAINANT: 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. SHEEJA.K., D/O.KRISHNAN NAIR.K., SHAJI BHAVAN, VAKKALOOR, KAVANNOOR P.O., AREEKKODE, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.JAISURYA FOR R1 ADV. SRI.BINDU SREEKUMAR FOR R2 THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/09/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX IN CRMC 3244/2011 ANNEXURE-I TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT FILED BY THE SECOND RESPONDENT IN CRIME 695/2007 OF TIRUR POLICE STATION DT. 29.6.07 ANNEXURE-II TRUE COPY OF THE FIR IN CRIME 695/2007 OF TIRUR POLICE STATION DT. 3.7.07 ANNEXURE-III TRUE COPY OF THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT DT.20.9.11 FILED BEFORE THIS COURT IN MAT APPEAL 567/09 ANNEXURE-IV TRUE COPY OF THE AFFIDAVIT OF THE SECOND RESPONDENT DT. 20.9.11 /TRUE COPY/ N.K.Balakrishnan, J. ------------------------------------------- Crl.M.C.No.3244 of 2011 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of September, 2011 ORDER Petitioners are the accused in C.C.No.992/2007 on the file of Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Tirur. The offence alleged against them is under Section 498A read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code. Second respondent is the defacto complainant. She is represented by a counsel. It is submitted that parties have amicably settled the matter out of court and an agreement to that effect was also entered into between the parties as per Annexure-III. An affidavit has been filed by the defacto complainant (second respondent). Learned counsel appearing for the parties submit that since the parties have already settled the matter and since the dispute is purely personal in nature, further proceedings in C.C.No.992/2007 may be quashed. 2. In the light of the submissions made by the learned counsel appearing for the parties and in view of the fact that the dispute is purely personal in nature, I am inclined to allow the request. This petition is allowed. Further proceedings in C.C.No. 992/2007 on the file of Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Tirur is quashed. (N.K.Balakrishnan, Judge) tkv