IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.K.BALAKRISHNAN TUESDAY, THE 27TH SEPTEMBER 2011 / 5TH ASWINA 1933 Crl.MC.No. 3267 of 2011 -------------------------------- CC.646/2011 of JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT, CHAVAKKAD .................... PETITIONERS/ACCUSED: 1. SANJEEV.B.NAIR, S/O.BALAN NAIR, AGED 33 YEARS, RESIDING AT B 3-303, MADHAVAN SANSAR, KHADAPPADA, KALYAN WEST, THANE, MAHARASHTRA. 2. SHANTHA, W/O.BALAN NAIR, AGED 33 YEARS, RESIDING AT B-3-303, MADHAVAN SANSAR, KHADAPPADA, KALYAN WEST, THANE, MAHARASHTRA. BY ADV. SRI.RAJIT RESPONDENTS/STATE: 1. STATE OF KERALA REP.BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. SOWMYA, AGED 25 YEARS, D/O.UNNIKRISHNAN VILAKATHARA HOUSE, PULLAKODE POST, CHELLAKARA, THRISSUR-680 586. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.S.U.NAZAR FOR R1 ADV. SRI.RANJIT BABU FOR R2 THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/09/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX IN CRMC 3267/2011 ANNEXURE-A TRUE COPY OF FIR IN CRIME 81/2011 OF GURUVAYOOR POLICE STATION ANNEXURE-B TRUE COPY OF THE CHARGE SHEET FILED BY THE GURUVAYUR POLICE IN CRIME 81/2011 OF GURUVAYUR POLICE STATION ANNEXURE-C TRUE COPY OF THE AFFIDAVIT FILED BY THE SECOND RESPONDENT EVIDENCING THE FACT OF SETTLEMENT /TRUE COPY/ N.K.Balakrishnan, J. ------------------------------------------- Crl.M.C.No.3267 of 2011 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 27th day of September, 2011 ORDER Petitioners are the accused in C.C.No.646/2011 of Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Chavakkad. The offence alleged against them is under Section 498A read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code. The defacto complainant, who is the second respondent, is represented by her counsel. It is submitted by both sides that parties have amicably settled the matter out of court. In the light of the settlement arrived at, second respondent does not want to prosecute the matter further. An affidavit to that effect has also been filed. Since the dispute is purely personal in nature and in view of the settlement of the dispute, proceedings initiated against the petitioner is to be quashed. In the result, this petition is allowed. Proceedings in C.C. No.646/2011 of Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Chavakkad is quashed. (N.K.Balakrishnan, Judge) tkv