IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 17TH JUNE 2010 / 27TH JYAISTHA 1932 Crl.MC.No. 2113 of 2010() ------------------------------------- CC.2627/2009 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT-II, KOTTARAKKARA CRIME NO.613/2009 OF KADAKKAL POLICE STATION. .................... PETITIONERS/ACCUSED 1 TO 3 ----------------------------------------------- 1. MOHAMMED RAFI, AGED 36 YEARS, S/O.ABDUL RASHID, SUDHEERA MANSIL, KALAKKODU MURI, PUTHAKKULAM VILLAGE, KOLLAM TALUK. 2. AMINA BEEVI, AGED 65 YEARS, D/O. SALMA BEEVI, SUDHEERA MANSIL, KALAKKODU MURI, PUTHAKKULAM VILLAGE, KOLLAM TALUK. 3. HALEELULLA, AGED 34 YEARS, S/O. ABDUL RASHID, SUDHEERA MANSIL, KALAKKODU MURI, PUTHAKKULAM VILLAGE, KOLLAM TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.SYAM J SAM RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT ---------------------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED THROUGH THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM. 2. SOFI, AGED 29 YEARS, D/O. ABDUL AZEEZ, SEFI MANZIL, DARPAKKADU MURI, KUMMIL VILLAGE, KOTTARAKARA, KOLLAM. R1 BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MR.C.S. HRITHWIK. R2 BY ADV. SRI.A.R.ARSHAD KHAN. THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: rs. V.RAMKUMAR, J. ------------------------------------- Crl.M.C.No.2113 of 2010 -------------------------------------- Dated this the 17th day of June, 2010 ORDER Petitioners are the accused in C.C.No.2627/2009 on the file of the J.F.C.M.Court-II, Kottarakkara for an offence punishable under Sec. 498A 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 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. Crl.M.C.No.2113/2010 : 2 : Accordingly, this Criminal Miscellaneous Case is allowed. C.C.No.2627/2009 pending before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-II, Kottarakara shall stand quashed. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE skj