SAVAD V. S/O. ABDURAHIMAN

## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT:** ## **THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.K.MOHANAN** **WEDNESDAY, THE 10TH DAY OF JULY 2013/19TH ASHADHA, 1935** **Crl.MC.No. 2830 of 2013 () ---------------------------** **AGAINST THE JUDGMENT IN CC 201/2012 of C.J.M.,MANJERI CRIME NO. 825/2008 OF MANJERI POLICE STATION , MALAPPURAM** **-----------------** ## **PETITIONER/IST ACCUSED:** **-----------------------** **SAVAD V. S/O. ABDURAHIMAN, VALANCHIRA HOUSE, PALAKULAM KARUVAMBRAM POST, MANJERI, MALAPPURAM.** **BY ADVS.SRI.B.MOHANLAL SRI.T.PRASAD** ## **RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT AND STATE:** **----------------------------------** **1. STATE OF KERALA** **REPRESENTED BY THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE MANJERI POLICE STATION MALAPPURAM DISTRICT THROUGH THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM.** **2. AHAMMED KABEER P., S/O. ABDULLA, PARATTA HOUSE N.S.S COLLEGE POST, MANJERI MALAPPURAM DISTRICT - 676 121.** **R1 BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SMT.HYMA R2 BY ADV. SRI.A.HAROON RASHEED** **THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10-07-2013, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:** **VK** ## **Crl.MC.No. 2830 of 2013 ()** **---------------------------** ## **APPENDIX** **--------** ## **PETITIONER'S ANNEXURES** **----------------------** **ANNEXURE-A1. COPY OF THE FIR AND FIS IN CRIME NO.825/2008 OF MANJERI POLICE STATION IN MALAPPURAM DISTRICT REGISTERED BY THE 1ST RESPONDEBNT.** **ANNEXURE-A2. COPY OF THE FINAL REPORT IN CRIME NO.825/2008 OF MANJERI POLICE STATION IN MALAPPURAM DISTRICT REGISTERED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT.** **ANNEXURE-A3. COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 13.09.2012 IN C.C. NO.43/2009 OF THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE COURT, MANJERI.** **ANNEXURE-A4. COPY OF THE AFFIDAVIT FILED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT DATYED 5.7.2013.** **RESPONDENT'S ANNEXURE : NIL** **----------------------** **/ TRUE COPY /** **P.A. TO JUDGE** **VK** ## **V.K.MOHANAN, J.** ## **---------------------------------------Crl.M.C. No. 2830 of 2013** ## **----------------------------------------** Dated this the 10[th] day of July, 2013 ## **ORDER** The above petition is filed under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code (for short 'Cr.P.C.') at the instance of the petitioner, who is an accused in C.C.No.201/2012 of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Manjeri which is a case instituted upon the police report for the offences punishable under Sections 143, 147, 148, 341, 326, 427 r/w Section 149 of I.P.C., with a prayer to quash Annexure-A1 FIR and Annexure-A2 final report in Crime No.825/2008 of Manjeri Police Station, Malappuram District pending as C.C.No.201/2012 of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Manjeri, as the matter is settled out of court. 2. The allegation in the above case is that towards the animosity with the defacto complainant, the accused on 19/10/2008 at 3.30 p.m., formed themselves into an unlawful assembly with deadly weapons at Kuthukallu in Manjeri to commit rioting and accused blocked the Motor Bike bearing registration No. KL 11 9594 riden by the dafacto complainant, wrongfully restrained him and caused voluntarily grievous hurt by beating with iron rod on his head and hand. It is further **Crl.M.C. No. 2830 of 2013** 2 alleged that accused also committed mischief by destroying the Motor Bike. Now, the case of the petitioner is that the disputes between the petitioner and the defacto complainant is settled out of court and they enter into an agreement settling the matter. Second respondent, defacto complainant has sworn into Annexure-A4 affidavit. 3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the 2[nd] respondent. I have also heard the learned Public Prosecutor. 4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that during the pendency of the above case, the matter is settled amicably between the parties to the dispute which is the subject matter of the above case. Therefore, the continuation of the proceedings in the above case is abuse of process of law and proceedings. 5. The learned counsel for the 2[nd] respondent who on the basis of specific instruction received from the respondent submitted that the above respondent, who is the de facto complainant does not intend to proceed any further against the petitioner and he has no grievance against him. 6. I have carefully considered the above submissions **Crl.M.C. No. 2830 of 2013** 3 of the respective counsel. I have verified the documents and materials produced along with the above petition. In the given facts and circumstances of the case and especially in the light of the settlement arrived between the parties to the dispute, the learned Public Prosecutor has also no objection in allowing the above petition. 7. Having regard to the facts and circumstances involved in the case, it can be seen that the offences involved in the above case are only Sections 143, 147, 148, 341, 326, 427 r/w Section 149 of I.P.C., which are more or less personal in nature and no public interest is involved. It is pertinent to note that though such offences are involved, the real parties to the dispute approached this Court after having amicably settled the matter. From the submission made by the counsel for the 2[nd] respondent, it appears to me that the de facto complainant has no further grievance against the petitioner accused in the light of the settlement arrived by them. In this juncture, it is relevant to note the decision of the Honourable Apex Court reported in **Gian Singh** v. **State of Punjab** [2012 (4) KLT 108(SC)]. In which case, the Supreme Court has held as follows:- **Crl.M.C. No. 2830 of 2013** 4 _“57. The position that emerges from the above discussion can be summarised thus: the power of the High Court in quashing a criminal proceeding or FIR or complaint in exercise of its inherent jurisdiction is distinct and different from the power given to a criminal court for compounding the offences under S.320 of the Code. Inherent power is of wide plenitude with no statutory limitation but it has to be exercised in accord with the guideline engrafted in such power viz;(i) to secure the ends of justice or (ii) to prevent abuse of the process of any Court. In what cases power to quash the criminal proceeding or complaint or F.I.R. may be exercised where the offender and victim have settled their dispute would depend on the facts and circumstances of each case and no category can be prescribed.._ ## It is further held as follows:- “...... _... But the criminal cases having overwhelmingly and pre-dominatingly civil flavour stand on different footing for the purposes of quashing, particularly the offences arising from commercial, financial,mercandile, civil, partnership or such like transactions or the offences arising out of matrimony relating to dowry etc. or the family disputes where the wrong is basically private or personal in nature and the parties have resolved their entire dispute. In this category of cases, High Court may quash criminal proceedings if in its view, because of the compromise between the offender_ **Crl.M.C. No. 2830 of 2013** 5 _and victim, the possibility of conviction is remote and bleak and continuation of criminal case would put accused to great oppression and prejudice and extreme injustice would be caused to him by not quashing the criminal case despite full and complete settlement and compromise with the victim........”_ According to me, in the light of the facts and circumstances involved in the present case and particularly in view of the settlement arrived in the present case, the dictum laid in the above decision is applicable in the present case. Thus, I am of the view that as the parties to the dispute settled the issues amicably, it is the duty of this Court to promote and encourage such settlement, instead of compelling the parties to go on with the dispute. It is pertinent to note that since the matter is settled out of court, in the event of proceeding with the trial, there would not have any fruitful prosecution resulting the conviction of the accused, rather the net result would be sheer waste of judicial time and abuse of process of the court and proceedings. Thus, according to me, following the decisions cited supra, this Criminal M.C. can be allowed granting the relief as sought for. In the result, this Crl.M.C. is allowed, quashing 6 ## **Crl.M.C. No. 2830 of 2013** Annexurea-A1 and A2 and all further proceedings pending against the petitioners in C.C.No. 201/2012 of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Manjeri and all further proceedings thereto. ## **V.K.MOHANAN, JUDGE** AS