IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 19TH MARCH 2008 / 29TH PHALGUNA 1929 Crl.MC.No. 1203 of 2008() ------------------------- C.C.NO.883/2002 OF J.F.C.M- PALA PETITIONER: ACCUSED ------------------- C.A.UNNIKRISHNAN, 41 YEARS, S/O.APPU GUPTAN, CHAMPAMPADATH HOUSE, VAKADAPURAM P.O.,KARAKURISSI [VIA], OTTAPPALAM TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.A.F.SEBASTIAN RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. P.I.DEVASSIE, AGED 66, S/O.ITTIANRAH, PARAYIL HOUSE, PLASSANAL P.O., KOTTAYAM DIST. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.M.S.BREEZ THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = Crl.M.C.No.1203 of 2008 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 19th day of March, 2008 ORDER The petitioner, who is the accused in C.C.No.883 of 2002 on the file of the J.F.C.M, Pala the trial of which is stated to be in progress, seeks to quash the proceedings in pursuance of Annexure A1 complaint, on the ground that the Branch Manager has deposed before the court that the signature in the cheque in question and the specimen signatures in the bank, differ. This according to the petitioner is sufficient to quash the complaint. It is too early to consider whether the above ground is sufficient to quash the complaint or not. The trial of the case is half way through. The only course now open to the petitioner to to seek personal exemption before the learned Magistrate. In case he files an application for personal exemption undertaking that he will not raise any dispute regarding his identity, the learned Magistrate shall exempt him from appearing before the trial court, unless his personal appearance is found inevitable at any stage of the trial. This Crl.M.C is disposed of as above. V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE sj