IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 14TH SEPTEMBER 2007 / 23RD BHADRA 1929 Crl.MC.No. 2896 of 2007() ------------------------- CC.173/2007 of JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS, MALAPPURAM CRIME NO.50/04 OF VENGARA POLICE STATION .................... PETITIONER: 1 ------------- ASHRAF,S/O.MUHAMMED,35 YEARS, VALPARAMBIL VEEDU,AYYANAMBALAM,KANNAMANGALAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.MUJEEB RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. RUKHIYA P,28 YEARS, D/O.KHADEEJA, PARAPPAN HOUSE,KOLATHUPARAMBU P.O,OTHUKKUNGAL, KOTTACKAL,PUTHOOR AMSOM,MALAPPURAM DISRICT. 2. STATE OF KERALA REP.BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KERALA,ERNAKULAM. BY THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/09/2007 , THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` Crl. M.C. No. 2896 OF 2007 ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 14th day of September, 2007 O R D E R Petitioner, who is the first accused in C.C.No.173/07 on the file of the JFCM, Malappuram for an offence punishable under section 498A IPC, seeks the quashing of the entire proceedings before the said court for the reason that the matter has been squared up with the complainant wife(1st respondent) as evidenced by Annexure-A2 joint statement. 2. After hearing both sides and after perusing the joint statement, I find it expedient in the interest of justice to quash the proceedings in the light of the decision reported in B.S.Joshi Vs. State of Haryana [2003 (4) SCC 675]. Accordingly, the Crl.M.C. is allowed quashing the entire proceedings in C.C.No.173/07. (V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE) aks