Arun v. the State of Kerala
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court allowed Criminal Misc. Case seeking quashing of Section 498A/CrPC proceedings. Court quashed charges due to out-of-court settlement and mutual consent divorce.
What did the court decide?
All further proceedings in C.C. No.2727/2020 arising out of Crime No.94/2020 are quashed.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE M.R.ANITHA
TUESDAY, THE 9TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2021 / 18TH KARTHIKA, 1943
CRL.MC NO. 4086 OF 2021
(IN CRIME NO.94/2020 OF PERUMPETTY, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT WHICH IS NOW PENDING AS CC 2727/2020 OF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE OF FIRST
CLASS ,THIRUVALLA, PATHANAMTHITTA)
PETITIONERS/ACCUSED NO.1 TO 3:
1 ARUN, AGED 31 YEARS S/O.RADHAKRISHNA PILLAI, USHAS (H), PERUMPETTY P.O., PERUMPETTY VILLAGE, MALLAPPALLY TALUK, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT-689592.
2 RADHAKRISHNA PILLAI, AGED 71 YEARS S/O.RAMAKRISHNA PILLAI, USHAS (H), PERUMPETTY P.O., PERUMPETTY VILLAGE, MALLAPPALLY TALUK, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT-689592. 3 USHA KUMARI, AGED 61 YEARS W/O.RADHAKRISHNA PILLAI, USHAS (H), PERUMPETTY P.O., PERUMPETTY VILLAGE, MALLAPPALLY TALUK, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT-689592.
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether matrimonial proceedings arising out of Section 498A IPC should be quashed in view of out-of-court settlement and separation by mutual consent.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
ARUN
- petitioner
RADHAKRISHNA PILLAI
- petitioner
USHA KUMARI
- respondent
THE STATE OF KERALA
- respondent
THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER
- respondent
Case details
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