IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 14TH JULY 2010 / 23RD ASHADHA 1932 Crl.MC.No. 1928 of 2010() ------------------------- CC.4/2003 of CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE COURT, KOZHIKODE .................... PETITIONER(S): ACCUSED ------------------------------------------ NISSAR, S/O. ABDUL RAHIMAN, PUNATHIL HOUSE, NANMANDA AMSOM DESOM, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.MUHAMMED SHAFI RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT/DE-FACTO COMPLAINANT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. ABDUL RAHIM, S/O. KUNJAMMED HAJI, VANNOOR VANALI HOUSE, AROOR.P.O., KAKKATTIL, VADAKARA TALUK, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. ADV. SRI.RAJAN KUDUMBATHIL FOR R2 PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.KAMMAPPU THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = Crl.M.C..No.1928 of 2010 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 14 th day of July, 2010 ORDER Petitioner, who is the sole accused in Crime No.285 of 2002 of Kozhikode, Kasaba Police Station for an offence punishable under Section 420 IPC and now pending before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kozhikode as L.P.No.28/2004 arising out of C.C.No.4/2003, seeks to quash the proceedings on the ground that the matter has been settled between the 2nd respondent/de facto complainant and the petitioner as evidenced by the affidavit filed on 7.07.2010. The learned counsel for the 2nd respondent/complainant also admitted that the matter has been so settled. The offence being compoundable, the settlement is accepted and it will have the effect of discharge of the petitioner/accused for the offence punishable under Section 420 IPC. L.P.No.28/2004 arising out of C.C.No.4/2003 on the file of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kozhikode shall stand quashed. Dated this the 14th day of July, 2010. V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE sj