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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
C.PRATHEEP KUMAR, J
JOPHIN JOSE – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
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| 1. the petitioners, accused under ipc, sought to quash the judgment. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. the mediation agreement played a crucial role. (Para 3) |
| 3. opposition raised concerns over the mediation outcome. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 4. court concluded the allegations were insufficient for prosecution. (Para 6) |
ORDER
Dated this the 21st day of January, 2026 The petitioners are the accused persons in C.C. No. 655 of
2023 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Kalamassery, arising out of Crime No. 450 of 2023, Eloor police station. They filed this petition under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C praying for quashing all further proceedings against them. The offence alleged against the petitioner is under Section 498A r/w 34 of the IPC .
2. The prosecution case is that the 1st accused, being the husband of the defacto complainant and the 2nd accused, his mother, subjected her to cruelty both physically and mentally during the period from 07.08.2021 to 01.08.2023 and thereby they are alleged to have committed the aforesaid offence.
3. According to the learned counsel for the petitioners, the allegations in the FI statement do not make out an offence under Section 498A of the IPC . Mo
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