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The petitioner herein stands convicted and sentenced under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code by the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court II, Kannur in C.C No.500/2008. Against the judgment of conviction dated 24.2.2011 he preferred appeal before the Sessions Court, Thalassery as Crl.A No.188/2011. In appeal, the learned Additional Sessions Judge II, Thalassery confirmed the conviction and sentence, and accordingly, dismissed the appeal by judgment dated 26.2.2015. Thereafter the petitioner and the victim of offence came to terms amicably out of court. Accordingly, the accused filed this application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to quash the whole prosecution including the judgment of conviction in appeal. The victim Sathidevi has filed affidavit before this Court, to the effect that the whole dispute stands settled amicably out of court, and that she has no grievance or complaint now. It is submitted that the victim now stands adequately compensated, and the marital tie is agreed to be dissolved, though a decree will have to be obtained from the competent court. I am well satisfied by the affidavit that the parties have really settled the whole