Shaji v. State of Kerala
Case brief
What is this about?
A criminal miscellaneous petition filed by accused persons was allowed. The High Court of Kerala quashed further proceedings in the underlying criminal case, holding that since the dispute had been amicably settled and no criminal antecedents existed, no purpose would be served in continuing the trial.
What did the court decide?
All further proceedings in C.C. No.62/2014 of the Judicial First Class Magistrate's Court-II, Nedumangad, as against the petitioners, based on Annexure A1 Final Report in Crime No.673/2013, are quashe