ORDER

(Dated this the 18th day of February, 2026)

The accused persons 1 and 2 in CC No. 644 of 2019 on the file of Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Angamaly arising out of Crime No. 1526 of 2018 of Nedumbassery Police Station filed this petition under Section 482 Cr.PC praying for quashing all further proceedings against them. The offences alleged against the petitioners are under Section 294(b) and 506(1) r/w 34 IPC.

2. The prosecution case is that due to the enmity of the accused persons towards the defacto complainant on 13.11.2018 at about 12.30 pm, they abused the defacto complainant using filthy words, intimidated to do away with her and thereby they are alleged to have committed the aforesaid offences.

3. According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, even if the allegations leveled against the petitioners are believed as such, the same will not constitute the offences punishable under Section 294(b) and 506(i) IPC. Therefore, he prayed for quashing all further proceedings against the petitioners.

4. The petition was strongly opposed by the learned Public Prosecutor. Though notice was served on the respondents/defacto complainant she did not turn up.

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