IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT MONDAY, THE 8TH JANUARY 2007 / 18TH PAUSHA 1928 Crl.MC.No. 3488 of 2006() ------------------------- (F.I.R.NO.437/06 OF MAVELIKKARA POLICE STATION) PETITIONER: ------------ N.P. KUTTIKRISHNAN NAIR, PROPRIETOR, CORAL AGENCIES, LPG DISTRIBUTOR, MAVELIKKARA. BY ADV. SRI.S.GOPAKUMARAN NAIR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. V. ANIYAN, TALUK SUPPLY OFFICER, MAVELIKKARA. 2. STATE, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. R2 BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. GIKKU JACOB THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 08/01/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R. BASANT, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Crl.M.C.No. 3488 of 2006 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 8th day of January, 2007 O R D E R The petitioner has come to this court with a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to quash Annex.II F.I.R. registered by the Mavelikkara police, inter alia, under Sections 3 and 7 of the Essential Commodities Act. The petition was filed as early as on 26.10.2006. 2. The respondents have entered appearance now and filed a statement. In the statement it is submitted that the final report has already been filed on 25.10.2006. In these circumstances I take the view that this petition has become infructuous and unnecessary now. 3. This Crl.M.C. is hence dismissed. However, I may hasten to observe that the petitioner's right to challenge the final report before appropriate forum shall remain unfettered by this dismissal. (R. BASANT) Judge tm