The court may quash criminal proceedings when the complainant withdraws grievances and parties reach an amicable resolution.

ORDER

Dated this the 2nd day of March 2021 Petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure .

2. The petitioners are the accused in Crime No.2366 of 2018 of Adoor Police Station registered for the offences punishable under Sections 143, 144, 147, 148, 452, 323, 506(i), 354, 427 read with Section 149 of Indian Penal Code, now pending as C.C. No. 190 of 2019 on the file of Judicial First Class Magistrate, Adoor.

3. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that at the instance of the defacto complainant, on some misunderstanding, the FIR was registered against them and subsequently the parties have resolved their entire dispute among themselves and as such there is no subsisting dispute between them. Therefore, this petition to quash the final report.

4. Learned counsel appearing for the 2nd respondent/defacto complainant has submitted that she has absolutely no grievance or complaints against the petitioners. Annexure 3 is the affidavit sworn to by her in support of the submission of the petitioners. The affidavit further indicates that she has no intention to pursue the matter further.

5. The learned Public Prosecutor has reported that the prosecution has no serious objection in allowing the petition. It is also submitted that as the dispute has been amicably settled, the possibility of conviction is remote and bleak and therefore, no useful purpose would be served in proceeding with the case.

6. On hearing the submissions of all concerned, and on perusal of the records as well on consideration of the special facts and circumstances involved in this case, I find that no fruitful purpose is likely to be served by proceeding with the matter against this petitioners. Moreover, no public interest is involved in the case and there is no legal impediment in granting the prayer as sought for by the petitioners. Therefore, for the purpose of securing the ends of justice, this Crl.M.C. is only to be allowed.

For the foregoing reasons, Annexure I final report and all further proceedings in C.C. No. 190 of 2019 on the file the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Adoor arising from Crime No.2366 of 2018 of Adoor Police Station, will stand quashed as prayed for.