{"id":10776,"date":"2008-01-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-01-02T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/ashiq-p-a-vs-shajita-on-3-january-2008"},"modified":"2015-02-27T23:40:46","modified_gmt":"2015-02-27T18:10:46","slug":"ashiq-p-a-vs-shajita-on-3-january-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/ashiq-p-a-vs-shajita-on-3-january-2008","title":{"rendered":"Ashiq P.A vs Shajita on 3 January, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Ashiq P.A vs Shajita on 3 January, 2008<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nCrl MC No. 35 of 2008()\n\n\n1. ASHIQ P.A.,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. BEEVI, AGED 70,\n3. NABEESA, AGED 43 YEARS,\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. SHAJITA,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.P.BABU KUMAR\n\n                For Respondent  :SMT.V.SHYLAJA\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice V.RAMKUMAR\n\n Dated :03\/01\/2008\n\n O R D E R\n                      V.RAMKUMAR, J.\n                  = = = = = = = = = = =\n                    Crl.M.C.No 35 of 2008\n                 = = = = = = = = = = = = = =\n            Dated this the 3rd day of January, 2008.\n\n                          O R D E R\n<\/pre>\n<p>     The petitioners who are the husband, mother-in-law and<\/p>\n<p>sister-in-law of the de facto complainant, are the accused in<\/p>\n<p>crime No. 1262\/2006 of Aluva Police Station for an offence<\/p>\n<p>punishable under Section 498A IPC.<\/p>\n<p>     2. In light of the subsequent settlement of the dispute<\/p>\n<p>between the marital partners, the petitioners have approached<\/p>\n<p>this Court for quashing the said proceedings by invoking the<\/p>\n<p>powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C.        Having regard to the<\/p>\n<p>resolution of the disputes between the        marital partners,<\/p>\n<p>continuance of the criminal prosecution against the petitioners is<\/p>\n<p>an avoidable irritant.\n<\/p>\n<p>     3. Even though the offence under Section 498A I.P.C is not<\/p>\n<p>compoundable, in the light of the decision of the Apex Court in<\/p>\n<p>B.S.Joshi vs. State of Haryana [AIR 2003 SC 1386], the powers<\/p>\n<p>under Section 482 Cr.P.C can be invoked by this Court to bring<\/p>\n<p>about a premature termination of the prosecution.<\/p>\n<p>     Accordingly, this Criminal Miscellaneous Case is allowed<\/p>\n<p>and further proceedings in pursuance of Annexure A FIR shall<\/p>\n<p>stand quashed.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                                      (V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE)<\/p>\n<p>rv<\/p>\n<p>       R.BASANT, J.\n<\/p>\n<p>         CRL.M.CNo.\n<\/p>\n<p>            ORDER<\/p>\n<p>21ST DAY OF MAY2007<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Ashiq P.A vs Shajita on 3 January, 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM Crl MC No. 35 of 2008() 1. ASHIQ P.A., &#8230; Petitioner 2. BEEVI, AGED 70, 3. NABEESA, AGED 43 YEARS, Vs 1. SHAJITA, &#8230; Respondent 2. 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