IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 13TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 24TH MAGHA 1929 Crl.MC.No. 649 of 2008() ------------------------ CRIME NO. 102 OF 2006 OF ERNAKULAM TOWN SOUTH POLICE STATION .................... PETITIONER: ACCUSED: -------------------- GEORGE PRAVEEN (MANIKUTTAN), AGED 30 YEARS, S/O. VASUDASAN, PARISUVILLA VEEDU, (PUSHPAVANAM), MANAKKARA MURI, SASTHAMCOTTA, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.JOHNSON MANAYANI RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, THEVARA POLICE STATION, THEVARA, ERNAKULAM. 3. LINCY MICHAEL, D/O. MICHAEL, KUTTIPARAMBIL VEEDU, CHERIAKADAVANTHARA,KOCHI-20. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. M.S. BREEZ SRI.P.L.DEVADAS THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13-02-2008 , THE COURT ON 13/02/2008 PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Crl.M.C. No. 649 of 2008 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dated: 13-02-2008 ORDER Petitioner who is the husband of the 3rd respondent is the accused in C.C. No. 2010 of 2007 on the file of the Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Ernakulam. 2. In the light of the subsequent settlement of the dispute between the marital parties, the petitioner has approached this Court by invoking the powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C. The learned counsel appearing for the 3rd respondent/complainant also admitted that the matter has been settled between the marital partners. Having regard to the resolution of the disputes between the marital parties, continuance of the criminal prosecution against the petitioners is an avoidable irritant. 3. Eventhough the offence under Section 498 A I.P.C. is not compoundable, in the light of the decision of the Apex Court in B.S. Joshi v. State of Haryana (AIR 2003 SC 1386), the powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C. can be invoked by this Court to bring about premature termination of the prosecution. Accordingly, this Criminal Miscellaneous Case is allowed. C.C. No. 2010 of 2007 pending before the Judicial Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ernkaulam shall stand quashed. V. RAMKUMAR, (JUDGE) ani ani.