IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.K.BALAKRISHNAN TUESDAY, THE 20TH SEPTEMBER 2011 / 29TH BHADRA 1933 Crl.MC.No. 2245 of 2008() ------------------------- CC.251/2005 of CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE COURT, TRIVANDRUM .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED ---------------------- VENU MENON, 3/130, STANCOMBE ROAD, FLAT BUSH, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND. BY ADV. SRI.BOBY MATHEW SMT.K.MEERA RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT -------------------------- 1. M/S.HATHWAY INVESTMENTS PVT.LTD., HEAD OFFICE, A B - 10, SAFDARJANG ENCLAVE, NEW DELHI - 110 029 REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGER. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR. R2 BY P.P.MR.ALEX M.THOMBRA THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 20/09/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX(CRL.M.C.2245/2008) PETITIONER'S EXTS.: ANNEXURE A : TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER OF APPOINTMENT DATED NIL ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. ANNEXURE B : TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT FILED BY THE PETITIONER. ANNEXURE C : TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 8.1.2008 PASSED BY THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE COURT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ANNEXURE D : TRUE RELEVANT EXTRACT COPY OF THE AFFIDAVIT FILED ON BEHALF OF THE RESPONDENT BEFORE THE HON'BLE SUPREME COURT ON 8.9.2004. N.K.BALAKRISHNAN, J. ---------------------------------------------------- Crl.M.C.No.2245 of 2008 ---------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 20th day of September, 2011 Order In the light of the settlement arrived at between the parties in the mediation, the report of which is annexed to W.P.C.No.16027 of 2010, the criminal case filed against the petitioner is also to be withdrawn by the respondents therein and for that purpose, in terms of the settlement, this Crl.M.C. is to be allowed quashing the further proceedings in CC No.251/2005 of the C.J.M.Court, Thiruvananthapuram. Hence, this Crl.M.C. stands allowed in the light of the settlement arrived at between the parties. N.K.BALAKRISHNAN, JUDGE. srd