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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 12637

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
C.PRATHEEP KUMAR, J
MUHAMMED NABEEL. R.S – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SRI.J.R.PREM NAVAZ, SHRI.MUHAMMED SWADIQ
For the Respondents: SHRI.AJOY VENU

Table of Content
1. overview of accusations and initial claims including marriage. (Para 1 , 2)
2. emphasis on the settlement and implications for the victim's family life. (Para 3 , 6)
3. judicial reasoning on quashing charges post-marriage to preserve harmony. (Para 5 , 8 , 9)

ORDER

Dated this the 19th day of February, 2026 The petitioner, who is the accused in Crime No.1403 of

2024 of Poonthura Police Station, filed this Crl.M.C under Section 528 of the BNSS , 2023, praying for quashing all further proceedings against him. The offences alleged against him, as revealed from the FIR, are under Sections 87 and 64 of the BNS, 2023 and Sections 3A , 4, 5J(ii) and 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (PoCSO Act, in short).

2. The prosecution case is that athe accused, with the intetion to satisfy his sexual lust, made friendship with the defacto complainant, who was a minor, promised to marry her, took her to various places and committed penetrative sexual assault upon her and as a result of which, she became pregnant, and thereby he is alleged to have committed the aforesaid offences.

3. According to the learned Counsel for the petitioner, now the entire dispute betwee

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