IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
C. PRATHEEP KUMAR, J
RANJITH AGED 35 YEARS,S/O MOHANDAS, CHEMPAN HOUSE, POKKULANGARA, ENGADIYOOR, THRISSUR DISTRICT, PIN - 680615 – Appellant
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STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, PIN - 682031 – Respondent
O R D E R Dated this the 29th day of January, 2026 This is a petition filed under Section 528 of B.N.S.S. , by the accused persons 1 to 3 in Crime No.181/2022 of Guruvayoor Temple Police Station, Thrissur, which is pending as CC. No.510/2022 on the file of Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Chavakkad. The offence alleged against the petitioners is under Section 498-A r/w 34 IPC.
2. The prosecution case is that the 1st accused being the husband of the defacto complainant and the other accused being his relatives subjected her to cruelty both physically and mentally on the ground of dowry and thereby they are alleged to have committed the aforesaid offence.
3. According to the petitioners, the dispute has been settled with the defacto complainant/victim/respondent No.3 and she agreed to drop all further proceedings relating to the above dispute. Therefore, the petitioners prayed for quashing all further proceedings against them.
4. The defacto complainant/victim filed affidavit endorsing the averments in the Criminal MC. According to her, the case has been amicably settled and that she does not intend to proceed with the case and also that all further proceedings in the case can b
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