IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR MONDAY, THE 14TH JUNE 2010 / 24TH JYAISTHA 1932 Crl.MC.No. 2080 of 2010() -------------------------------------- C.C.NO.363/2008 OF JUDICIAL 1ST CLASS MAGISTRATE COURT NO.III, THRISSUR. ......... PETITIONER(S): ACCUSED: ----------------------------------------- 1. SURESH, AGED 36 YEARS, S/O.SUKUMARAN, KARAYIL HOUSE, PATTALAKUNNU DESOM, MANNUTHY, THRISSUR. 2. SUKUMARAN, 60 YEARS, S/O.SANKARAN, KARAYIL HOUSE, PATTALAKUNNU DESOM, MANNUTHY, THRISSUR. 3. OMANA, AGED 54 YEARS, W/O.SUKUMARAN, KARAYIL HOUSE, PATTALAKUNNU DESOM, MANNUTHY, THRISSUR. 4.SUNITHA, W/O.PUSHPARAJ, VELLARAKUNNAN HOUSE, THOTTAPADY, MANNUTHY, THRISSUR. 5.PUSHPARAJ, S/O.KESAVAN, VELLARAKUNNAN HOUSE, THOTTAPADI, MANNUTHY, THRISSUR. 6. SUMA, W/O.RATHISH, MURIYADAN HOUSE, CHERUKUNNU DESOM, PUTHUR, THRISSUR. 7. RATHEESH, S/O.JANARDHANAN, MURIYADAN HOUSE, CHERUKUNNU DESOM, PUTHUR, THRISSUR. BY ADVS. SRI.P.K.SAJEEV, SRI.RANJITH XAVIER. RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANTS: ----------------------------------------------------- 1. RENYMOL, AGED 28 YEARS, D/O.JAGADEESAN, KARATH HOUSE, KAINOOR DESOM, VALAKKAVU VILLAGE, THRISSUR. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA. R2 BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. S.U.NAZAR THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: Kss V.RAMKUMAR, J. ------------------------------------- Crl.M.C.No.2080 of 2010 -------------------------------------- Dated this the 14th day of June, 2010 ORDER Petitioners are the accused in C.C.No.363/2008 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class Court-III, Thrissur (Crime No.98/2008 of Mannuthy Police Station) for offences punishable under Sections 403, 406 & 498A read with Section 34 of 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 offences under Sections 403, 406 & 498A read with Section 34 of I.P.C. are 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 Crl.M.C.No.2080/2010 : 2 : invoked by this Court to bring about premature termination of the prosecution. Accordingly, this Criminal Miscellaneous Case is allowed. C.C.No.363/2008 pending before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-III, Thrissur shall stand quashed. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE skj