Full Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.G.ARUN FRIDAY, THE 26TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2021 / 7TH PHALGUNA, 1942 Crl.MC.No.855 OF 2021(F) AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT IN CC 664/2018 OF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS -II,NEYYATTINKARA CRIME NO.383/2013 OF PARASSALA POLICE STATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM PETITIONERS/ACCUSED (A1) TO (A20):
1 PRABOTH AGED 38 YEARS S/O. GANGADHARAN, GANGOTHRI VEEDU, NEAR BY MUTTAVILA BRIDGE, MACHIYODE DESOM, CHENKAL VILLAGE, 2 AJIKUMAR AGED 30 YEARS S/O. RAJENDRAN, PLANKAVILA VEEDU, MUTTAVILA, MACHIYODE DESOM, CHENKAL VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3 PRAVEEN AGED 20 YEARS S/O. BALACHANDRAN, THOOTHAVILA VEEDU, VLATHANKARA, MACHIYODE DESOM, CHENKAL VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4 SATHEESH KUMAR AGED 23 YEARS S/O. RATNAKARAN, VALIYAVILA VEEDU, KEEZHMAKAM DESO, CHENKAL VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5 SANALKUMAR AGED 41 YEARS S/O. SREEDHARAN NADAR, GOKULAM VEEDU, CHATTUKAL, 6 SHYJU AGED 28 YEARS S/O. GANGADHARAN, KALAYIL VEEDU, KARINCHIYOOR, MACHIYODE DESOM, CHENKAL VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 7 AJAYAKRISHNAN AGED 22 YEARS S/O. BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, AKHILAKRISHNADAS BHAVAN, PATTARUVILA, NEARBY AYIRA KULAM, AYIRA DESOM, KARODE VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 8 SANTHOSH AGED 30 YEARS S/O. KRISHNAN NADAR, CP 6/III, VLATHANKARA, MACHIYODE DESOM, CHENKAL VILLAGE, 9 SHYAMLAL AGED 42 YEARS S/O. GANGADHARAN NADAR, CHITHRA SADANAM, CP 6/332,
10 VISWANATHAN AGED 52 YEARS S/O. KOCHUKUNJAN NADAR, V.J. SADANATHIL, VADAKKU VANIYAKUDI, VLATHANKARA, MACHIYODE DESOM, CHENKAL VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 11 SAJI AGED 34 YEARS S/O. RAGHAVAN, VANIYAKUDI VADAKKE VEEDU, CP 7.465, 12 ANILKUMAR AGED 47 YEARS S/O. APPUKUTTAN NADAR, SUDHEER BHAVAN, CP 6/349, 13 JYOTHISH KUMAR AGED 40 YEARS S/O. THANKAPPAN NADAR, KRISHNA COTTAGE, 14 KRISHNAMOORTHY AGED 43 YEARS S/O. VISWANATHAN, VISWANATHAVILASOM VEEDU, ALINGA MANNADI, CP 6/12, VLATHANKARA, MACHIYODE DESOM, CHENKAL VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.
15 BINU AGED 41 YEARS S/O. SUKUMARAN, SR BHAVAN, CP 6/389, VLATHANKARA, MACHIYODE DESOM, CHENKAL VILLAGE, 16 JOHNY AGED 33 YEARS S/O. MUTHAYYAN, KANYAKAVU VEEDU, CP 6/415, 17 ASOK AGED 31 YEARS S/O. RAVEENDRAN, KOTTATHINKARA VEEDU, VLATHANKARA, MACHIYODE DESOM, CHENKAL VILLAGE, 18 PRAMOD KUMAR AGED 40 YEARS S/O THOBIYAS NADAR, KODITHARAVILA PUTHEN VEEDU, CP VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.
19 SUNILKUMAR, AGED 38 YEARS S/O. PACHAN NADAR, KARINCHOORU KALAI VEEDU, 20 ANEESH AGED 34 YEARS S/O. GANESAN, KODITHARAVILA VEEDU, CP 6/158, BY ADV. SRI.V.VIJULAL RESPONDENTS/STATE & CW1 TO CW12: 1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM-682 031. 2 SREEKANDAN NADAR @ MANIYAN AGED 50 YEARS S/O CHELLAPPAN NADAR, VALIYAVEETTU VILAKOM, MACHIYODE, MACHIYODE DESOM, CHENKAL VILLAGE, CHENKAL P.O.THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 132.
3 STENCILAS AGED 54 YEARS S/O SATHYANESAN, HOLY MERGIN SADANAM, VLATHANKARA, MACHIYODE DESOM, CHENKAL VILLAGE, CHENKAL 4 CHRISTUDAS AGED 58 YEARS S/O CHELLAYYAN, VLATHANKARA VEETTIL, MACHIYODE DESOM, CHENKAL VILLAGE, CHENKAL 5 LAZAR AGED 66 YEARS S/O SABARIMUTHAN, MANNADI VEETTIL, UTHRAMKATTU, MACHIYODE DESOM, CHENKAL VILLAGE, CHENKAL 6 APPU AGED 60 YEARS S/O SUBBAYYAN, MAVILA VEETTIL, VLATHANKARA, MACHIYODE DESOM, CHENKAL VILLAGE, CHENKAL 7 SUDHAKARAN AGED 52 YEARS S/O KRISHNAN NADAR, SN BHAVAN, ELANGAMOOLA, MACHIYODE DESOM, CHENKAL VILLAGE, CHENKAL
8 CHRISTUDAS AGED 43 YEARS S/O YAGAPPAN, KARIVARAMBU VEETTIL, NEAR BY SREEKRISHNASWAMY TEMPLE, VLATHANKARA, MACHIYODE DESOM, CHENKAL VILLAGE, CHENKAL
9 VIKRAMAN AGED 50 YEARS S/O THANKAYYAN NADAR, PERIYA VEETTIL, VLATHANKARA, MACHIYODE DESOM, CHENKAL VILLAGE, CHENKAL 10 BABU NADAR AGED 55 YEARS S/O KUNJUKRISHNAN VAIDYAN, PULININNAVILA VEETTIL, CHENKAL P.O.THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 132. 11 GOPI AGED 65 YEARS S/O SUBBAN, AYIVILA VEETTIL, VLATHANKARA, MACHIYODE DESOM, CHENKAL VILLAGE, CHENKAL 12 LUKOSE
AGED 57 YEARS S/O SEBASTIAN, PAZHINJI VEETTIL, KARIYATHAM, KEEZHMAKOM, KEEZHAMAKOM DESOM, CHENKAL VILLAGE, CHENKAL P.O.THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 132. 13 SUJAN AGED 35 YEARS S/O DASAYYAN NADAR, SMITHA COTTAGE, KEEZHMAKOM, KEEZHMAKOM DESOM, CHENKAL VILLAGE, CHENKAL R2-13 BY ADV. R.T.PRADEEP THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26.02.2021, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
Dated this the 26th day of February 2021 Petitioners are accused Nos. 1 to 20 in Crime No.383/2013 registered at the Parassala Police Station, Thiruvananthapuram for offences punishable under Sections 143, 145, 147, 148, 149 & 153A of IPC, now pending as C.C.No.664/2018 on the files of Judicial First Class Magistrate, Court-II, Neyyattinkara. The Police suo moto registered the aforesaid Crime and independent witnesses, CW1 to CW12 are arrayed as the respondents Nos. 2 to 13 respectively. Annexure-AIII to Annexure-AXV affidavits have been filed by the respondents Nos.2 to 13, stating that the dispute, which was the reason for the incident and registration of the crime, has been resolved amicably and they have no subsisting grievance against the petitioners.
2. Heard the learned Public Prosecutor also, who, on instructions, submits that the petitioners have no criminal antecedents.
3. Having considered the gravity of the offences
alleged, nature of the injury caused and having perused the affidavit filed by the respondents Nos.2 to 13, the contents of which are submitted to be true and voluntary, I am satisfied that the dispute is settled and no public interest is involved in this matter. The fact that the settlement has brought about peace in the area is taken into consideration. Moreover, in view of the settlement, possibility of the criminal proceedings ending in conviction is remote. As such, continuance of the proceedings will amount to an abuse of process of court and hence, in view of the legal position set out by the Honourable Supreme Court in Madan Mohan Abbot v. State of Punjab [(2008) 4 SCC 582] and Gian Singh v. State of Punjab and another [(2012) 10 SCC 303], there is no impediment in granting the relief sought. In the result, this Crl.M.C is allowed. Annexure- A-II Final Report in C.C.No.664/2018 on the files of Judicial First Class Magistrate, Court-II, Neyyattinkara and further proceedings in connection with Crime No.383/2013 of Parassala Police Station, Thiruvananthapuram, are quashed. Sd/- V.G.ARUN JUDGE NB APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: ANNEXURE I TRUE COPY OF F.I.R. DATED 29.3.2013 IN CRIME NO.383/2013 OF PARASSALA POLICE STATION. ANNEXURE II TRUE COPY OF FINAL REPORT DATED 16.9.2019
IN CRIME NO.383/2013 OF PARASSALA POLICE STATION BEFORE JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE COURT-II, NEYYATTINKARA.
ANNEXURE III AFFIDAVIT CW1 DATED 24.1.2020 EXPRESSING ANNEXURE IV AFFIDAVIT OF CW2 DATED 24.1.2020 EXPRESSING ANNEXURE V AFFIDAVIT OF CW3 DATED 24.1.2020 EXPRESSING ANNEXURE VI AFFIDAVIT OF CW4 DATED 24.1.2020 EXPRESSING ANNEXURE VII AFFIDAVIT OF CW5 DATED 24.1.2020 EXPRESSING ANNEXURE VIII AFFIDAVIT OF CW6 DATED 24.1.2020 EXPRESSING ANNEXURE IX AFFIDAVIT OF CW7 DATED 24.1.2020 EXPRESSING ANNEXURE X AFFIDAVIT CW7 DATED 24.1.2020 EXPRESSING ANNEXURE XI AFFIDAVIT OF CW9 DATED 24.1.2020 EXPRESSING HIS EQUIVOCAL CONSENT TO QUASH THE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE PETITIONERS. ANNEXURE XII AFFIDAVIT OF CW10 DATED 24.1.2020 EXPRESSING HIS UNEQUIVOCAL CONSENT TO QUASH THE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ANNEXURE XIII AFFIDAVIT OF CW11 DATED 24.1.2020 EXPRESSING HIS UNEQUIVOCAL CONSENT TO QUASH THE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ANNEXURE XIV AFFIDAVIT OF CW12 DATED 24.1.2020 EXPRESSING HIS UNEQUIVOCAL CONSENT TO QUASH THE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL TRUE COPY P.A. TO JUDGE