IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 2ND JULY 2010 / 11TH ASHADHA 1932 Crl.MC.No. 2456 of 2010() ------------------------- CC.23/2010 of CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE COURT, KOTTAYAM .................... PETITIONER: ACCUSED ------------------------- BONNIE P BABY, S/O.BABY PULLIKKATTIL HOUSE, ADIMALY, IDUKKI DISTRICT BY ADV. SRI.BABU S. NAIR RESPONDENTS/STATE & DE FACTO COMPLAINANT: --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KOTTAYAM EAST POLICE STATION- THROUGH THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA ERNAKULAM, KOCHI-31 2. ABDUL LATHEEF, S/O.MUHAMMED KUNHI, GREEN COTTAGE, NADUVATH CHERY KARUNAGAPALLY, KOLLAM DISTRICT. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.C.M.KAMMAPPU ADV. SMT.M.T.SHEEBA THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V.RAMKUMAR, J. ------------------------------------- Crl.M.C.No.2456 of 2010 -------------------------------------- Dated this the 2nd day of July, 2010 ORDER Petitioner who is the second accused in Crime No.502/2007 of Kottayam East Police Station and now pending before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kottayam as C.C.No.23/2010 for offences punishable under Sections 406 and 420 read with Section 34 of I.P.C., seeks to quash the proceedings against him on the ground that the money dispute between him and the de facto complainant have since been settled. The learned counsel appearing for the de facto complainant also confirmed the fact that the matter has been settled between the parties. Accordingly, in the light of the ratio in Madan Mohan Abott Vs. State of Punjab 2008(3) KLT 19, Nikhil Marchant Vs. C.B.I. 2008(3)KLT 769 and Manoj Sharma Vs. State 2008(4)KLT 417. The proceedings before the Chief Judicial Magistrate as C.C.No.23/2010 shall stand quashed. This Criminal M.C. is allowed as above. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE skj