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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
C.PRATHEEP KUMAR, J
ANEEK RIYAZ – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
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| 1. settlement and quashment of allegations under section 498-a ipc. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 2. court's justification for quashing proceedings due to amicable settlement. (Para 6) |
ORDER
Dated this the 30th day of January, 2026 This is a petition filed under Section 528 of B.N.S.S. , by the accused 1 to 3 in Crime No.306/2023 of Kannur City Police Station, which is pending as CC. No.946/2023 on the file of Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-II, Kannur. 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.2 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
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