IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN TUESDAY, THE 28TH APRIL 2009 / 8TH VAISAKHA 1931 Crl.MC.No. 1414 of 2009() ------------------------- C.P.NO.9/09 OF JUDL. FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE COURT, VAIKOM PETITIONER:15TH ACCUSED: -------------------------------- MAHADEVAN,AGED 36,S/O.SUKUMARAN, KANNAMPALLY HOUSE,CMC 31,CHERTHALA,ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.K. RAMANATHAN RESPONDENT:COMPLAINANT: -------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA REP.BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,HIGH COURT OF KERALA,ERNAKULAM. BY P.P.MR.AMJAD ALI THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/04/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: S.S. SATHEESACHANDRAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Crl.M.C.No.1414 of 2009 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated: 28th April, 2009 ORDER Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. Petitioner is one among the accused in Crime No.849/06 of Vaikom Police Station in which a final report had been laid before the court indicting the accused for the offences under Sections 332 and 395 r/w 109 & 120 (B) of I.P.C. The above case is now pending before the Magistrate. Petitioner seeks quashing of the criminal proceedings against him in the above case contending there is no material to connect him with the crime and he has been falsely implicated at the instance of one of the accused. 2. I heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and also the learned Public Prosecutor. The grounds canvassed by the petitioner for quashing the criminal proceedings do not impress me. The investigating agency after investigation of the crime, on the materials collected, was satisfied of the involvement of the petitioner with the coaccused in committing the offences involved in the case. Petitioner will get sufficient opportunity to seek his discharge when the question of framing of charge is considered by the magistrate, in case there is no material in the case to connect him with the crime. Prima facie, Crl.M.C.1414/09 - 2 - the grounds canvassed by the petitioner to absolve him from the offences imputed rests with his assertions on that score, and nothing else. Petition is found devoid of any merit, and it is dismissed. srd S.S. SATHEESACHANDRAN, JUDGE