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. 3242 of 2011 ------------------------- CC.418/2011 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT-I, KANNUR .................... PETITIONERS/ACCUSED: 1. HARIKISHAN, S/O.V.C. PRABHAKARAN, RESIDING AT 'THULASI', JAYANTHI ROAD, CHALAD.P.O, KANNUR DISTRICT. 2. SHOBHA PRABHAKARAN, W/O. V.C. PRABHAKARAN, DO. DO. BY ADV. SRI.P.U.SHAILAJAN RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT AND STATE: 1. SIMI RAVEENDRAN, AGED 30 YEARS, D/O. RAVEENDRAN, RESIDING AT SREENIVAS, OPP. ST. JOSEPH CHURCH, KADAVANTHRA SOUTH, COCHIN-20. 2. STATION HOUSE OFFICER, KANNUR TOWN POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.KISHOR B. FOR R1 PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.JAISURYA 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 3242/2011 ANNEXURE-I TRUE COPY OF THE CHARGE SHEET WITH FIR IN CRIME 215/11 REGISTERED BEFORE THE KANNUR TOWN POLICE STATION ANNEXURE-II TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DT. 20.4.11 IN OP 968/09 OF THE FAMILY COURT, KANNUR ANNEXURE-III AFFIDAVIT SWORN BY THE FIRST RESPONDENT /TRUE COPY/ N.K.Balakrishnan, J. ------------------------------------------- Crl.M.C.No.3242 of 2011 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of September, 2011 ORDER Petitioners are the accused in C.C.No.418/2011 on the file of Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-I, Kannur. The offences alleged against them are under Sections 406 and 498A read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code. First respondent is the defacto complainant. She is represented by a 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 the parties submit that since the parties have already settled the matter and since the dispute is purely personal in nature, further proceedings in C.C.No.418/2011 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. Further proceedings in C.C.No. 418/2011 on the file of Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-I, Kannur is quashed. (N.K.Balakrishnan, Judge) tkv