Farook v. State of Kerala
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court quashed further criminal proceedings against the petitioner upon documenting a settlement between parties and no public interest involvement.
What did the court decide?
Criminal M.C. allowed; all further proceedings in C.C. No.830/2019 against the petitioner are quashed.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE M.R.ANITHA WEDNESDAY, THE 24TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2021 / 3RD AGRAHAYANA, 1943 CRL.MC NO. 3042 OF 2021
(TO QUASH C.C. NO.830/2019 PENDING BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE COURT-II ATTINGAL IN CRIME NO.776/2019 OF MANGALAPURAM POLICE STATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT ON THE GROUND OF SETTLEMENT)
PETITIONER/ACCUSED:
FAROOK, AGED 67 YEARS S/O. MOHAMME ABDUL RAOOF, FATHIMA MANZIL, LALBHAG NAGAR, 16TH MILE, THONNAKAL P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADVS. R.SUNIL KUMAR A.SALINI LAL
RESPONDENTS/STATE & DE-FACTO COMPLAINANT:
- 1 STATE OF KERALA REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM-682031.
2 HALEENA, AGED 59 YEARS D/O. SADHA, FATHIMA MANZIL, NEAR PATTATHIL LPS, 16TH MILE, MELA THONNAKKAL, MANGALAPURAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PRESENTLY RESIDING AT TC 35/1033, SANGAMAM NAGAR, SREEVARAHAM WARD, VALLAKKADAVU P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695008.
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether criminal proceedings may be quashed upon settlement when the offence is of a purely private nature?
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Farook
- respondent
State of Kerala rep. by Public Prosecutor
- respondent
Haleena
Coram
Case details
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