IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.K.BALAKRISHNAN MONDAY, THE 3RD OCTOBER 2011 / 11TH ASWINA 1933 Crl.MC.No. 3337 of 2011 -------------------------------- CRIME 671/2011 of VARKALA POLICE STATON .......... PETITIONER/ACCUSED: SAJEEV, S/O.MADHAVAN AASARI, THEKKATHIL VEEDU, NEAR ENARVILA BUSSTOP, PANAYARA DESAM, CHEMMARUTHY VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SMT.G.VIDYA RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT: 1. PRABHA, D/O.LEELA, THEKKATHIL VEEDU, NEAR ENARVILA BUSSTOP, PANAYARA DESAM, CHEMMARUTHY VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT-695002. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.JESWIN P.VARGHESE FOR R1 PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.B.VINOD FOR R2 THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/10/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX IN CRMC 3337/2011 ANNEXURE-1 FIR IN CRIME 671/2011 OF VARKALA POLICE STATION IN TRIVANDRUM DIST. DT. 30.6.2011 ANNEXURE-2 AGREEMENT EXECUTED BETWEEN PETITIONER AND FIRST RESPONDENT DT. 11.7.2011 /TRUE COPY/ N.K.Balakrishnan, J. ------------------------------------------- Crl.M.C.No.3337 of 2011 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 3rd day of October, 2011 ORDER Petitioner is the accused and first respondent is the defacto complainant in Crime No.671/2011 of Varkala Police Station. Offence alleged against the petitioner is under Section 498A of Indian Penal Code. First respondent is represented in this Court by her counsel. It is submitted that subsequently parties have amicably settled the matter and an agreement to that affect has been entered into between the parties, evidenced by Annexure-2. An affidavit has also been filed by the defacto complainant stating that the matter has been settled. Since the dispute is purely personal in nature, proceedings initiated against the petitioner is to be quashed. In the result, this petition is allowed. Proceedings in Crime No.671/2011 of Varkala Police Station is quashed. (N.K.Balakrishnan, Judge) tkv