IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 26TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 7TH PHALGUNA 1930 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 207 of 2009() ----------------------------- CC.411/2007 of JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT, KODUNGALLUR .................... REVN. PETITIONER: --------------------- G.KAVITHA,W/O.V.K.LAKSHMI NARAYANAN, AGED 29,RESIDING AT VRINDAVAN HOUSE, NO.29/2624,POONITHURA VILLAGE, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SMT.J.SHEEBA MARIAM RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. LAKSHMI NARAYANAN,AGED 37 YEARS, S/O.KRISHNAN EMBRANTHIRI,WARIATH MADAM, EDATHIRITHY,CHENTHRAPINNY. 2. SREEDEVI,W/O.KRISHNAN EMBRANTHIRI, AGED 65 YEARS,-DO- -DO- 3. KRISHNAN EMBRANTHIRI,S/O.VASUDEVAN, -DO- 4. KALAVATHY,W/O.MURALIDHARAN, -DO- 5. PARAMESWARAN,AGED 50, C/O.KRISHNAN EMBRANTHIRI, -DO- 6. PADMAVATHY,W/O.PARAMESWARAN,AGED 42, -DO- 7. STATE OF KERALA REP.BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KERALA,ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. JAYAKRISHNAN THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/02/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V.RAMKUMAR, J. ................................................. Crl.R.P. No. 207 of 2009 ................................................ Dated: 26th February, 2009 O R D E R Petitioner who is the de facto complainant in C.C. 411 of 2007 on the file of the J.F.C.M., Kodungallur for an offence punishable under Sec. 498 A I.P.C. against her husband and six other members of his family challenges the judgment dated 21-8-20008 passed by the learned Magistrate acquitting the accused persons of the offence referred to above. 2. Apart from the fact that as against the alleged occurrence on 14-7-2003, the complaint was filed only in the year 2007 and there was no satisfactory explanation for the inordinate delay in lodging the complaint, the learned Magistrate has appreciated the oral and documentary evidence to arrive at the conclusion which she has reached. This Court sitting in revision will not be loathe to interfere with the said conclusion reached by the learned Magistrate. This Revision is accordingly dismissed. V. Ramkumar, Judge.