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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
C.PRATHEEP KUMAR, J
X X – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. description of the allegations and status of accused (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. settlement of disputes and prosecution's response (Para 3) |
| 3. assessment of offence gravity and final ruling justification (Para 5) |
ORDER
Dated this the 28th day of January, 2026 The petitioners are the accused persons involved in S.C No. 2562 of 2024 pending before the Additional Sessions Court (Atrocities and Sexual Violence against Women and Children), Thiruvananthapuram, arising out of Crime No. 1519 of 2023 of Kadinamkulam Police Station. The offences alleged against the petitioners are under Section 354A (1)(i) of the IPC and Sections 7 , 8, 9m, 10, 19 and 21 of the POCSO Act.
2. The prosecution case is that on one day between
01.08.2021 and 13.09.2021, the 1st accused touched the shoulder, hand and hip of the victim, aged 10 years and that the 2nd accused, who is the wife of the 1st accused, suppressed the above fact from others and thereby they are alleged to have committed the aforesaid offences.
3. According to the learned counsel for the petitioners, now the entire dispute between the parties has been settled. Therefore, they prayed for quashing all further proceedings against the petitio
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