IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 26TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 7TH PHALGUNA 1929 Crl.MC.No. 791 of 2008() ------------------------ ST.1433/2007 of JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT-III, TRIVANDRUM .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED: -------------------------- SANKARANKUTTY, S/O. BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, MANAGING DIRECTOR, M/S. CARGOMAR (P) LTD., MARADU P.O., COCHIN – 682 304. BY ADV. SRI.V.J.MATHEW SRI.BIJISH B.TOM SRI.VARGHESE CHERIAN SRI.VIPIN P.VARGHESE SMT.CEYA ELIZABETH MATHEW RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT & STATE: --------------------------------------------- 1. B. SREE KUMAR, AGED 53 YEARS, S/O. BHASKARAN PILLAI, MANAGING DIRECTOR, GAMAS CENTRE, T.C.25/351 (1), GANDHARI AMMAN COIL STREET, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – 695 001. 2. STATE OF KERALA REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI. M.S. BREEZE, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/02/2008,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR , J. ========================== CRL.M.C. No. 791 of 2008 ========================== Dated this the 26th day of February, 2008. O R D E R The petitioner, who is the 1st accused in S.T.No. 1433 of 2007 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate-III, Thiruvananthapuram which is a prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, seeks to quash Annexure I complaint in the above S.T case on the ground that the statutory notice issued by the complainant does not confirm to the requirements of law and that the Trivandrum court does not have the jurisdiction to entertain the complaint. 2. These are all the contentions which the petitioner can very well raise before the Trivandrum court where the complaint has been filed. In case the petitioner raises objections regarding the jurisdiction of the Trivandrum court, that court shall consider the same and pass appropriate orders according to law. This Crl.M.C is disposed of as above. V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. rv