IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
C.S.DIAS, J
SUNIL GEORGE – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. quashing proceedings based on amicable settlement. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. dispute resolved with no prosecution objections. (Para 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 3. inherent powers invoked for non-serious offences. (Para 7) |
ORDER
The petitioner is the sole accused in Crime No.
733/2025 registered by the Palarivattom Police Station, Ernakulam District, alleging the commission of the offences punishable under Sections 115(2), 296(b) and
351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita , 2023.
2. The petitioner has 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 petitioner and the third respondent, who has executed Annexure 2 affidavit, affirming the settlement.
3. I have heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, the learned Public Prosecutor, and the learned counsel for the third respondent.
4. The learned counsel on either side submits that, with the intervention of relatives and well-wishers, the parties have resolved their disputes amicably. The party respondent h
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