IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C. JAYACHANDRAN MONDAY, THE 17^TH DAY OF MARCH 2025 / 26TH PHALGUNA, 1946 CRL.MC NO. 1869 OF 2025 CRIME NO.1020/2023 OF Perambra Police Station, Kozhikode AGAINST CC NO.355 OF 2024 OF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS, PERAMBRA PETITIONERS/ACCUSED 1 & 2:

1 NANDAKISHORE.P.B AGED 31 YEARS S/O PAVITHRAN, PADIKKAL HOUSE, ULLOOR, KOYILANDY, KOZHIKODE, PIN - 673323

2 BINDU AGED 50 YEARS S/O PAVITHRAN, PADIKKAL HOUSE, ULLOOR, KOYILANDY, KOZHIKODE, PIN - 673323 BY ADVS.

K.JAYESH MOHANKUMAR PUSHPARAJAN KODOTH VANDANA MENON VIMAL VIJAY RESPONDENTS/STATE & DEFACTO COMPLAINANT:

1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, PIN - 682031

2 ABHIMA V.J AGED 28 YEARS D/0 VISWANATHAN, CHENOLI PO, KOYILANDY TALUK, KOZHIKODE, PIN - 673525 BY ADV VINAYAK MANOHARAN P.

ADV SANAL P. RAJ – PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON

17.03.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:

O R D E R

Dated this the 17^th day of March, 2025 B.S.Joshi and Others v. State of Haryana and another [(2003) 4 SCC 675] held that the offence under Section 498A can be quashed by the High Court