IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 21ST MAY 2010 / 31ST VAISAKHA 1932 Crl.MC.No. 1147 of 2010() ------------------------- CMP.4131/2009 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS, PALA .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED :- ---------------------------------- K.E.RAFIQUE, ASST.GENERAL MANAGER, INDUS MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED, M.G.ROAD, COCHIN-15. BY ADV.MR.P.K.ABOOBACKER(EDAPPALLY) RESPONDENT(S)/COMPLAINANTS :- -------------------------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. SHRI.JOSE, THE PROPRIETOR, MARUTI WORKSHOP, KADAPPATTOR AND CHERPUNKAL. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MR.C.S.HRITHIK THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/05/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: jvt V.RAMKUMAR, J. ------------------------------------- Crl.M.C. No.1147 of 2010 -------------------------------------- Dated this the 21st day of May, 2010 ORDER Petitioner, who is the sole accused in Crime No.653/2009 of Pala police station for offences punishable under section 420 of the Indian Penal Code, seeks to quash Annexure A1 complaint and Annexure A2 F.I.R. According to the petitioner, the gravamen of the Annexure A1 complaint is a civil dispute and it will be an abuse to the process of the court to allow the prosecution of the petitioner before the criminal court. 2. The learned Public Prosecutor on instructions submitted that the police have referred the case on the ground that the dispute is a civil dispute. If so, the petitioner can not have any further grievance in this matter. Recording the above submission of the learned Public Prosecutor this matter is closed. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE dmb Crl.M.C. No. 1147/2010 : 2 : Crl.M.C. No. 1147/2010 : 3 :