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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
C.PRATHEEP KUMAR, J
.......... .......... – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
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| 1. amicable settlement and victim's statement reduce necessity of prosecution. (Para 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. court considers the nature of charges and settlement for quashment. (Para 5 , 6) |
ORDER
Dated this the 15th day of January, 2026 The petitioners are the parents of the victim and the 2nd respondent is the accused in Crime No.283/2025 of Harbour police station. The offences alleged against the accused are under Sections 7, 8 and 9 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (PoCSO Act, in short). 2. The prosecution case is that on a day in January 2025, the accused who was the teacher of the child victim, outraged the modesty of the child by grabbing her body and thereby he is alleged to have committed the aforesaid offences.
3. Both the parents of the victim have given signed statement to the SHO, stating that the matter has been settled.
4. According to the petitioners, the entire dispute with the accused accused. The victim who now became major also filed an affidavit endorsing the accused.
5. The learned Public Prosecutor also submitted, after getting instructions, that the dispute has been amicably settled between the parties and that the victim is not inter
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