IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR MONDAY, THE 30TH NOVEMBER 2009 / 9TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 Crl.MC.No. 2222 of 2009() ------------------------------------ CC.1423/2006 of JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT,CHALAKUDY .................... PETITIONERS/ACCUSED 1 TO 3 --------------------------------------------- 1. SIMON,AGED 48 YEARS,S/O.JOSEPH, RESIDING AT PEREPPADAN VEETTIL, MALA DESOM,VADAMA VILLAGE. 2. BABU,AGED 38 YEARS,S/O.JOSEPH, RESIDING AT PEREPPADAN VEETTIL, MALA DESOM,VADAMA VILLAGE. 3. WILSON,AGED 35 YEARS,S/O.JOSEPH, RESIDING AT PEREPPADAN VEETTIL, MALA DESOM,VADAMA VILLAGE. BY MR.P.SANTHALINGAM, SENIOR ADVOCATE MR.S.SHARAN. RESPONDENTS/ COMPLAINANT & DEFACTO COMPLAINANT --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA,ERNAKULAM. 2. TERRITORY MANAGER, BHARATH PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED,COCHIN. R1 BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MR.S.U. NAZAR. R2 BY MR.N.N.SUGUNAPALAN, SENIOR ADVOCATE, MR.S.SUJIN. THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/11/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: rs. M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR,J. =========================== CRL.M.C.No. 2222 OF 2009 =========================== Dated this the 30th day of November,2009 ORDER This petition is filed under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to quash C.C.1423/2006 pending before Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Chalakudy contending that the entire disputes were settled with the second respondent the de facto complainant. 2. Though on the request of the counsel for the petitioner and second respondent, adjournment was granted to file a joint statement on 8.7.2009, in spite of repeated adjournments, no joint statement was filed. In such circumstance, the case cannot be quashed as sought for based on the settlement. Petition is dismissed with liberty to file a fresh petition along with the de facto complainant or with his joint statement. M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR JUDGE tpl/- M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR, J. --------------------- W.P.(C).NO. /06 --------------------- JUDGMENT SEPTEMBER,2006