IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.BASHEER THURSDAY, THE 13TH AUGUST 2009 / 22ND SRAVANA 1931 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 1178 of 2003 ---------------------------------------- [CC.NO.271/1996 OF JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS-II, CHENGANNUR] .................... PETITIONER/ 1ST ACCUSED: ----------------------------------------- R.GOPALAKRISHNAN NAIR, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, SBCID, KOLLAM. BY ADV. MR.G.HARIHARAN. RESPONDENTS/ RESPONDENTS: ------------------------------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. VALSALA KUMARI, PUNNOLIL HOUSE, PENNUKARA THEKKUMURI, ALA VILLAGE, CHENGANNUR TALUK, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. R1 BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MR. JIKKU JACOB. THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 13/08/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: prv. A.K.BASHEER, J. ------------------------ CRL. R.P.NO. 1178 OF 2003 --------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF AUGUST 2009 JUDGMENT Petitioner is stated to be working as Deputy Superintendent of Police in the Police department. He, along with a Head Constable, was sought to be prosecuted by respondent No.2 herein, for offences punishable under Sec. 342, 343,348 & 294 (b) r/w.S.34 of Indian Penal Code. At that time he was working as Circle Inspector of Police at Mannar. 2. The petitioner took up a contention that he could not be prosecuted without obtaining sanction under Sec.197 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The said contention was repelled by the court below by the impugned order. The said order is under challenge in this Crl.R.P. 3. When this case is taken up today for consideration , learned Counsel submits that the Petitioner is no more. Therefore the Crl. Revision Petition is dismissed. A.K.BASHEER JUDGE pkk