IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT SATURDAY, THE 1ST DECEMBER 2007 / 10TH AGRAHAYANA 1929 Crl.MC.No. 3340 of 2007() ------------------------------ FOR QUASHING THE FIR IN CRIME NO.185/05 OF MUHAMMA POLICE STATION. PETITIONERS: ---------------- 1. KRISHNA KUMAR, AGED 37 YEARS, S/O.PONNAPPAN NAIR, NJALIPPULICKAL (ANANDALAKSHMI) MUTTATHIPARAMBU P.O., CHERTHALA. 2. SASIDHARAN @ SASIKUMAR, S/O.DAMODARAN, MADATHIL HOUSE, MUTTATHIPPARAMBU P.O., CHERTHALA. BY ADV. SRI.GRASHIOUS KURIAKOSE RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. SADASIVAN PILLAI,A GED 67 YEARS, S/O.RAGHAVAN NAIR, ARIVANNOOR VEEDU, PATHIYOORKALA MURI, PATHIYOOR VILLAGE, KARTHIKAPPALLY TALUK, ALAPPUZHA. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.GEORGE MATHEWS BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.S.U.NAZER THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/12/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R.BASANT, J. ---------------------- Crl.M.C.No.3340 of 2007 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 1st day of December 2007 O R D E R Against the petitioners, crime No.185/05 of Muhamma police station under Section 498A read with 34 I.P.C has been registered. The first petitioner is the husband of one Sylaja. Her father Sadasivan Pillai, the first respondent herein, had filed a complaint before the police and accordingly the crime was registered. Investigation is in progress. At this stage, the petitioner, the husband of the said Sylaja and the brother-in-law of the said husband, along with the first respondent have come before this court to report that the matrimonial dispute has been settled and the said Sylaja and her father have compounded the offences allegedly committed by the petitioners. The first respondent and his daughter Sylaja have also appeared before court through counsel and affidavits have been filed by both to confirm to the court that the matter has been settled and the offences allegedly committed by the petitioners have been compounded by the alleged victim - Sylaja, the wife of the first petitioner. Crl.M.C.No.3340/07 2 2. The counsel pray and I am satisfied that powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C, as explained in the decision in B.S.Joshi vs. State of Haryana [AIR 2003 SC 1386] can safely be invoked to prematurely bring to termination the criminal proceedings against the petitioners. 3. Notice given to the learned Public Prosecutor. The learned Public Prosecutor does not oppose the prayer made in this Criminal Miscellaneous Case. 4. This petition is accordingly allowed. Crime No.185/05 of Muhamma police station registered against the petitioners under Section 498A read with 34 I.P.C is hereby quashed. (R.BASANT, JUDGE) jsr // True Copy// PA to Judge Crl.M.C.No.3340/07 3 Crl.M.C.No.3340/07 4 R.BASANT, J. CRL.M.CNo. ORDER 21ST DAY OF MAY2007