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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 17234

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
C.PRATHEEP KUMAR, J
K.M.PURUSHAN, RADHAMANI, BINCE – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SHRI.B.SURJITH, SMT.RAHANA JOSE, SHRI.LIJO JOSEPH, SMT.AKSHAYA REGHU, SMT.DRISYA V.
For the Respondents: SRI.S.SUJIN, SMT.C SEENA (PP)

Table of Content
1. details of the case and alleged offences under ipc. (Para 1 , 2)
2. challenges regarding the allegations and the sustainability of charges. (Para 3 , 4)
3. court finds the continuation of proceedings as an abuse. (Para 5)

O R D E R

(Dated this the 10th day of March, 2026)

The petitioners are accused Nos.2 to 4 in C.C.No.1054 of

2021 of Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-II, Cherthala, arising out of Crime No.548 of 2021 of Poochakkal Police Station, Alappuzha. They filed this Crl.M.C under Section 482 Cr.PC praying for quashing all further proceedings against them. The offence alleged against the petitioners is under Section 498-A r/w Section 34 of IPC .

2. The prosecution case is that the petitioners along with the other accused persons, who are the husband and relatives of the husband of the de facto complainant, subjected her to cruelty both physically and mentally on the ground of dowry and thereby, they are alleged to have committed the aforesaid offences.

3. According to the learned counsel for the petitioners, even if the entire allegations levelled against the petitioners as such is believed, the same will not constitute the offence punishable under Sectio

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