The petitioner herein is the sole accused in S.C.No.702/2015 of the Court of Session, Kollam involving the offence under Section 366 IPC. The case against him is that he enticed a girl aged 17 years with the object of getting married. He now seeks orders quashing the prosecution on the ground of amicable settlement of the whole dispute out of court. The 3rd respondent herein is the victim of offence, who is now aged 19 years, and the 2nd respondent is her father. Both the respondents have filed affidavit that the whole dispute stands settled amicably out of court. It is also averred that the petitioner has married the victim in accordance with the customary rites, and the marriage stands registered under the law. Annexure-A3 is the certificate from the Mosque Committee showing the solemnization of marriage, and Annexure-A4 is the copy of the certificate of registration. I am well satisfied that the victim and the petitioner are now happy in matrimony, and that if the prosecution is allowed to continue in such a situation, it will definitely defile their happy matrimony.
