Dismissed
Shihab v. State of Kerala
Kerala HCCrl.MC/76/2016
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
In this criminal miscellaneous case, the petitioner-accused sought quashing of proceedings under Section 364A IPC relying on a settlement affidavit. The Single Judge noted the seriousness of the allegations and held that matters involving grave offences cannot be quashed merely on the basis of a settlement, dismissing the petition.
What did the court decide?
The criminal miscellaneous case is dismissed; the proceedings for offences under Section 364A IPC read with Section 34 IPC are not quashed.