Sadique v. State of Kerala
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam issued an order quashing criminal proceedings (C.C. No.803/2013) against four accused under Section 498A IPC. The petitioners were accused in a dowry cruelty case. The second respondent, the de facto complainant, filed an affidavit stating the matter was settled out of court and she did not wish to prosecute. Relying on this settlement, the court quashed furth
What did the court decide?
Further proceedings in C.C. No.803/2013 before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Mannarkkad, were quashed.