{"id":60076,"date":"2010-08-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-08-19T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/abhilash-alexandser-miranda-vs-dr-tixy-k-joseph-on-20-august-2010"},"modified":"2014-12-21T09:48:38","modified_gmt":"2014-12-21T04:18:38","slug":"abhilash-alexandser-miranda-vs-dr-tixy-k-joseph-on-20-august-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/abhilash-alexandser-miranda-vs-dr-tixy-k-joseph-on-20-august-2010","title":{"rendered":"Abhilash Alexandser Miranda vs Dr.Tixy K.Joseph on 20 August, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Abhilash Alexandser Miranda vs Dr.Tixy K.Joseph on 20 August, 2010<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nCrl.MC.No. 3521 of 2010()\n\n\n1. ABHILASH ALEXANDSER MIRANDA,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. ALEXANDER MIRANDA, AGED 60 YEARS,\n3. MARY ALEXANDER, AGED 53 YEARS,\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. DR.TIXY K.JOSEPH, AGED 28 YEARS,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY PUBLIC\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.E.RAFEEK\n\n                For Respondent  : No Appearance\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice V.RAMKUMAR\n\n Dated :20\/08\/2010\n\n O R D E R\n                         V. RAMKUMAR, J.\n                = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =\n                      Crl.M.C.No.3521 of 2010\n                = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ==\n                         Dated: 20.08.2010\n\n                                ORDER\n<\/pre>\n<p>      Petitioners, who are the accused in C.C. No.187\/2010 on the<\/p>\n<p>file of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Alappuzha for offences<\/p>\n<p>punishable under Sections. 498A and 323 read with 34 I.P.C, seek<\/p>\n<p>to quash the proceedings against them on the ground that the<\/p>\n<p>marital partners have subsequently settled their disputes.<\/p>\n<p>      2.    In the light of the subsequent settlement of the dispute<\/p>\n<p>between the marital partners, the petitioners have approached<\/p>\n<p>this Court by invoking the powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C.<\/p>\n<p>Having regard to the resolution of the disputes between the marital<\/p>\n<p>partners, continuance of the criminal prosecution against the<\/p>\n<p>petitioners is an avoidable irritant.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>      3.    Eventhough the offence under Section 498 A I.P.C. is<\/p>\n<p>not compoundable, in the light of the decision of the Apex Court in<\/p>\n<p>B.S. Joshi v. 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>C.C. No.187\/2010 pending before the Chief Judicial Magistrate,<\/p>\n<p>Alappuzha shall stand quashed.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                                             V. RAMKUMAR,<br \/>\n                                                 (JUDGE).\n<\/p>\n<p>sj<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Abhilash Alexandser Miranda vs Dr.Tixy K.Joseph on 20 August, 2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM Crl.MC.No. 3521 of 2010() 1. ABHILASH ALEXANDSER MIRANDA, &#8230; Petitioner 2. ALEXANDER MIRANDA, AGED 60 YEARS, 3. MARY ALEXANDER, AGED 53 YEARS, Vs 1. DR.TIXY K.JOSEPH, AGED 28 YEARS, &#8230; Respondent 2. 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