IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
C.S.DIAS, J
SGS AGRO FARMS LTD – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
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| 1. proceedings under the prize chits and money circulation schemes can be quashed if settled amicably. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. parties involved confirm resolution of disputes with no objections to quashing. (Para 3 , 4) |
| 3. court evaluates the nature of allegations, settlement, and declines public interest in pursuing prosecution. (Para 5 , 6 , 7) |
ORDER
The petitioners are accused Nos. 1 to 8 in C.C.No. 55/2020 on the file of the Special Court of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate for the Trial of cases under the Prize Chits and Money Circulation Schemes (Banning) Act, 1978 , Thrissur, which has arisen from Crime No. 61/2020 registered by the Town West Police Station, Thrissur District, (‘Trial Court’, for short), alleging the commission of the offences punishable under Section 420 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 2 (C) of the .
2. The petitioners have invoked the inherent jurisdiction of this Court under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 , to quash all further proceedings in the above case. It is asserted that the dispute that led to the registration of the crime has been amicably settled between the petitioners and
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