Full Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA THURSDAY, THE 25TH DAY OF APRIL 2024 / 5TH VAISAKHA, 1946 CRL.MC NO. 5490 OF 2023 CRIME NO.127/2022 OF PANGODE POLICE STATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT DATED IN SC NO.1211 OF 2022 OF FAST TRACK SPECIAL COURT, NEDUMANGAD PETITIONER/ACCUSED: JAYAKRISHNAN AGED 21 YEARS S/O.JAYASIMHAN, RESIDING AT KOCHUVILA, MATHIRACODE, NJEKAD, OTTOOR VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT, PIN - 695 144 BY ADV AKHIL SUSEENDRAN RESPONDENTS/STATE & DEFACTO COMPLAINANT/CW2: 1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, PIN - 682 031 2 XXXXXXXXXX 3 XXXXXXXXXX BY ADVS. SMT. SEETHA S, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SREEJITH S. NAIR THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25.04.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
JUDGMENT
Dated this the 25th day of April, 2024
This is an application for quashing Annexure A Final Report in Crime No.127/2022 of Pangode Police Station, Thiruvananthapuram alleging the commission of offences punishable under Sections 363 and 354 of the Indian Penal Code, which case has been taken on file as SC No.1211/2022 on the file of the Fast Track Special Court (POCSO), Nedumangad, Thiruvananthapuram. It is submitted that the matter has been settled between the parties and affidavit has been filed by CW1 as well as the aggrieved in this case.
2. The learned Public Prosecutor on instructions submit that the matter has been settled and settlement is genuine.
3. Heard both sides.
4. Affidavits on behalf of CW1, the father of the
informant/aggrieved and CW2, the aggrieved has been filed in which it is stated that the matter has been compromised between the parties and that there is no further grievance in the matter. As the matter has been settled, no purpose would be served by proceeding with the trial of the case and would be a sheer waste of time of the Court. In such circumstances, in the interest of justice Annexure A FIR is quashed. This Criminal M.C is disposed of as above.
Sd/- C.S.SUDHA JUDGE sn