IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 10TH JUNE 2010 / 20TH JYAISTHA 1932 Crl.MC.No. 1003 of 2010() ------------------------- CRIME No.98/2010 OF PUTHENVELIKKARA POLICE STATION PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.1: --------------------------- SALIM,S/O.ABDHU,AGED 46 YEARS, MATTATHIL HOUSE, KOONAMMAVU PO,KOTTUVALLI VILLAGE,PARAVUR TALUK,ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.M.ZIRAJ RESPONDENT/ COMPLAINANT: -------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HONOURABLE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM REP. BY SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PUTHENVELIKKARA POLICE STATION,ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR: SRI C M NAZAR THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V.RAMKUMAR, J. ------------------------------------- Crl.M.C.No.1003 of 2010 -------------------------------------- Dated this the 10th day of June, 2010 ORDER The petitioner seeks to quash Annexure-A1, FIR in Crime No.98 of 2010 of Puthenvelikkara Police Station registered for an offence punishable under Section 20 of the Kerala Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act, 2001. 2. It is too early for this Court to quash FIR and stay the investigation on the grounds alleged by the petitioner. If the officer in charge of the investigation files a final report charge sheeting the petitioner, he may assail the same, if valid grounds exists to do so. Reserving the above right of the petitioner, this Criminal M.C. is dismissed. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE skj