IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOMAS P.JOSEPH THURSDAY, THE 20TH JANUARY 2011 / 30TH POUSHA 1932 Crl.MC.No. 186 of 2011() ---------------------------- CC.489/2010 of JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT-I, NEDUMANGAD .................... PETITIONER(S):2ND ACCUSED ------------------------------------ PRADEEP ALEXANDER, VAYALUMKAL HOUSE, PUNALUR. BY ADV. SRI.V.PREMCHAND RESPONDENT(S):COMPLAINANT -------------------------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE VENJARAMMOODU POLICE STATION,VENJARAMMOODU. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SMT.M.K.PUSHPALATHA THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: svs THOMAS P JOSEPH, J. ---------------------------------------- Crl.M.C.No.186 of 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this 20th day of January, 2011 ORDER Petitioner is second accused in C.C.No.489 of 2010 of the court of learned Judicial First Class Magistrate-I, Nedumangad for offences punishable under Sec.5 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act (for short, "the Act”) and Secs.184, 185, 188, 132, r/w 179 of the Motor Vehicles Act. According to the petitioner, no offence under Sec.5 of the Act is made out. Learned counsel for petitioner raised various arguments in the matter. After arguing the matter for some time, learned counsel has sought permission to withdraw the petition without prejudice to the right of petitioner to take appropriate defence in the trial court. 2. Having heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned Public Prosecutor who took notice for respondent No.1, I am inclined to grant permission to withdraw the petition. Accordingly this criminal miscellaneous case is dismissed as withdrawn. (THOMAS P JOSEPH, JUDGE) Sbna/-