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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
C.S. DIAS, J
MOHAMMED NISHAD – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
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| 1. amicable settlement legitimizes quashing of minor offences. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. parties resolved disputes among themselves, resulting in mutual consent. (Para 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 3. court affirms power to quash proceedings to prevent unjust legal burden. (Para 6 , 7) |
ORDER
The petitioners are the accused Nos. 2 and 3 in Crime No. 380/2025 registered by the Vadakkencherry Police Station, Palakkad for the offence punishable under Section 318 (4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita .
2. The petitioners have approached this Court under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita , 2023, to quash Annexure A FIR and all further proceedings in the above crime. It is averred in the criminal miscellaneous case that the dispute that led to the registration of the crime has been amicably settled between the petitioners and the 2nd respondent (victim), who have affirmed Annexure C affidavit, vouching for the settlement.
3. I have heard the learned Counsel appearing for the petitioners, the learned Public Prosecutor, and the learned Counsel for the 2nd respondent.
4. The learned counsel on either side submits that, with the intervention of relatives and well-wishers, the parties have re
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