Petition under Section 482 CrPC sought quashing of Crime No.530/2011 for offences under Sections 323, 506(i) and 34 IPC based on an alleged settlement. The Public Prosecutor reported that a final report dropping all further action had been filed. With nothing surviving, the petition was dismissed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BECHU KURIAN THOMAS
MONDAY, THE 11TH DAY OF MARCH 2024 / 21ST PHALGUNA, 1945
CRL.MC NO. 1218 OF 2023
CRIME NO.530/2011 OF Kayamkulam Police Station, Alappuzha
PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO. 3:
ANEESHKUMAR
AGED 45 YEARS
S/O SUKUMARAN , THUPPASSERIL, PRAYAR P.O, ALAPPUZHA
DISTRICT, PIN - 690527
BY ADV SERGI JOSEPH THOMAS
RESPONDENTS:
1STATE OF KERALA
REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF
KERALA, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682031
2VINAYAN
AGED 48 YEARS
S/O VASAVAN RESIDING AT VIJAYAMANGALATHU,
DEVIKULANGARA, PRAYAR VADAKKUM MURI, PUTHUPPALLY P.O,
ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, PIN - 690527
BY ADVS.
Bharat Vijay P
MINU VITTORRIA PAULSON(K/739/2020)
OTHER PRESENT:
SMT. SREEJA V. (PP)
THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
11.03.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
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BECHU KURIAN THOMAS, J.
Crl.M.C.No. 1218 of 2023
Dated this the 11th day of March, 2024
ORDER
This petition under Section 482 is filed seeking to quash Crime No.530/2011 of Kayamkulam Police Station on the basis of a settlement allegedly arrived at between the parties. The offence alleged against the petitioner are under Section 323 and 506(i) r/w Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
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further action. Nothing further survives for consideration in
this Crl.M.C, and hence it is dismissed.
Sd/-
BECHU KURIAN THOMAS JUDGE AJM
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APPENDIX OF CRL.MC 1218/2023
PETITIONER ANNEXURES
Annexure A1 CERTIFIED COPY OF THE FIR IN CRIME NO. 530/2011 OF KAYAMKULAM POLICE STATION Annexure A2 ORIGINAL OF THE AFFIDAVIT DATED 09/12/2022 SWORN BY THE SECOND RESPONDENT STATING THE SETTLEMENT OF ALL THE DISPUTES TRUE COPY
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the criminal proceedings in Crime No.530/2011 should be quashed based on a settlement between the parties.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Aneeshkumar
State of Kerala
Vinayan
Bechu Kurian Thomas
As recorded by the court registry
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