IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
C.PRATHEEP KUMAR, J
RATHEESH – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
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| 1. petition filed under b.n.s.s. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. amicable settlement and complainant's consent. (Para 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 3. offenses are not severe, quashing promotes harmony. (Para 6) |
| 4. final ruling to quash all proceedings. (Para 7) |
O R D E R
This is a petition filed under Section 528 of B.N.S.S. , by the accused Nos.1 and 2 in Crime No.502 of 2020 of Infopark Police Station, which is pending as C.C.No.3 of 2021 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate’s Court, Kakkanad. The offences alleged against the petitioners are under Sections 354A (1)(i), 354A(1)(ii), 354A(1)(iv), 509, 294(b) and 34 of the Indian Penal Code .
2. The prosecution case is that on 04.10.2020, at about
11 a.m., the accused persons showed obscene gestures to the defacto complainant, abused CWs1 to 4 in filthy words and thereby they alleged to have committed the aforesaid offences.
3. According to the petitioners, the dispute has been amicably settled with the defacto complainant/victim/3rd respondent and that she has agreed to drop all further proceedings relating to the above dispute. Therefore, they prayed for quashing all further proceedings against them.
4. The Defacto complainant/3rd respondent
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