IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR MONDAY, THE 14TH JUNE 2010 / 24TH JYAISTHA 1932 Crl.MC.No. 1838 of 2010() ------------------------------------- CRIME NO.199/2009 OF THAMARASSERY POLICE STATION, KOZHIKODE. ................ PETITIONERS/ACCUSED ----------------------------------- 1. MOHAMMAD THANVEER, AGED 22 YEARS, S/O.USSAIN, PURAYIL HOUSE, KOODATHAI.P.O, KOZHIKODE. 2. USSAIN, PURAYIL HOUSE, KOODATHAI. P.O, KOZHIKODE. 3. SALEENA, W/O.USSAIN, PURAYIL HOUSE, KOODATHAI. P.O, KOZHIKODE, KODENCHERRY POLICE STATION LIMIT. BY ADV. SRI.NIRMAL. S RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT & STATE ------------------------------------------------------------- 1. SAFIYA, D/O.MOHAMMAD, AGED 20 YEARS, PARANGIMAVINTHOTTOM APPURATHUPOYILL, P.O.PERUMBILLY, MALAPPURAM, EPUZHA, THAMARASSERY VIA, (THAMARASERRY POLICE STATION LIMIT). 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. R1 BY ADV. SRI.MUJEEB RAHMAN.K. R2 BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MR.S.U NAZAR. THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: rs. V.RAMKUMAR, J. ------------------------------------- Crl.M.C.No.1838 of 2010 -------------------------------------- Dated this the 14th day of June, 2010 ORDER Petitioners are the accused in C.M.P.No. 537/2009 on the file of the J.F.C.M., Kunnamangalam for offences punishable under Sections 406 & 498A read with Section 148 of I.P.C. 2. In the light of the subsequent settlement of the dispute between the marital parties, the petitioners have approached this Court by invoking the powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C. 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 offences under Sections 406 & 498A read with Section 148 of I.P.C. are 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 Crl.M.C.No.1838/2010 : 2 : termination of the prosecution. Accordingly, this Criminal Miscellaneous Case is allowed. C.M.P.No.537/2009 pending before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Kunnamangalam shall stand quashed. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE skj