IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.K.BALAKRISHNAN FRIDAY, THE 23RD SEPTEMBER 2011 / 1ST ASWINA 1933 Crl.MC.No. 2751 of 2011 -------------------------------- CRIME 489/2011 of NADAKKAVU POLICE STATION ............ PETITIONERS/ACCUSED: 1. K.K.SHIGIL BABU, AGED 36 YEARS, S/O.K.K.MOHAN BABU, KAKKADAN KOLLATH, 'NANDANAM', P.O.CHELAVUR, MEDICAL COLLEGE ROAD, KOZHIKODE-673 017. 2. K.K.MOHAN BABU, S/O. K.K.VASU, AGED 62, KAKKADAN KOLLATH, 'NANDANAM', P.O.CHELAVUR, MEDICAL COLLEGE ROAD, KOZHIKODE-673 017. 3. K.K.SHOBHA BABU, W/O. MOHAN BABU, AGED 53 YEARS, KAKKADAN KOLLATH, 'NANDANAM', P.O.CHELAVUR, MEDICAL COLLEGE ROAD, KOZHIKODE-673 017. 4. MIDHUL BABU K.K., S/O. MOHAN BABU, AGED 32 YEARS, KAKKADAN KOLLATH, 'NANDANAM', P.O.CHELAVUR, MEDICAL COLLEGE ROAD, KOZHIKODE-673 017. BY ADV. SRI.P.RAMAKRISHNAN SRI.PRATAP ABRAHAM VARGHESE RESPONDENTS/DEFACTO COMPLAINANT & STATE: 1. NATHNA K.R., AGED 32 YEARS, D/O. LATE RAVEENDRANATH, RESIDING AT KOTTANGAL HOUSE, POOLAKKODE, KOZHIKODE-673 661. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.DEVAPRASANTH.P.J. FOR R1 SRI.ANWAR SADATH VADAKENGARA FOR R1 PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.I.V.PRAMOD FOR R2 THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/09/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX IN CRMC 2751/2011 ANNEXURE-A1 TRUE COPY OF FIR DT. 7.8.11 IN CRIME 489/11 OF NADAKKAVU POLICE STATION KOZHIKODE ANNEXURE-A1(a) TRUE TRANSLATION OF FIR DT. 7.8.11 IN CRIME 489/11 OF NADAKKAVU POLICE STATION KOZHIKODE ANNEXURE-A2 TRUE COPY OF AGREEMENT DT. 13.8.11 BETWEEN FIRST PETITIONER AND FIRST RESPONDENT /TRUE COPY/ N.K.Balakrishnan, J. ------------------------------------------- Crl.M.C.No.2751 of 2011 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of September, 2011 ORDER Petitioners are the accused in Crime No.489/2011 of Nadakkavu Police Station, Kozhikode. The offences alleged against them are under Sections 323, 498A and 341 of Indian Penal Code. First respondent is the defacto complainant. She is represented by her counsel. An affidavit has been filed by the defacto complainant (first respondent) to the effect that the matter has already been settled between the parties and that she has no grievance against the petitioners. Learned counsel appearing for both parties submit that since the parties have already settled the matter and since the dispute is purely personal in nature, the case registered against the petitioner may be quashed. 2. In the light of the submissions made by the learned counsel appearing for the parties and in view of the fact that the dispute is purely personal in nature, I am inclined to allow the request. This petition is allowed. Proceedings initiated pursuant to Crime No.489/2011of Nadakkavu Police Station, Kozhikode is quashed. (N.K.Balakrishnan, Judge) tkv