IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR WEDNESDAY, THE 20TH OCTOBER 2010 / 28TH ASWINA 1932 Crl.MC.No. 1387 of 2010() ----------------------------------- CRIME NO.883/2009 OF ERNAKULAM TOWN NORTH POLICE STATION. ..................... PETITIONERS/ACCUSED 1 TO 4 --------------------------------------------- 1. JOSEPH, S/O.CHACKO, AGED 53 YEARS, PINAKKATTU HOUSE, ERATTAKULANGARA ROAD, PACHALAM.P.O, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 2. VARGHESE, S/O.CHACKO, KANJIRATHINGAL HOUSE, KATTAKKARA CROSS ROAD, ELAMKULAM, KALOOR, ERNAKULAM. 3. SIVADAS, S/O.CHAMY, VADAKKUMPURAM HOUSE, SREEKRISHNAPURAM VILLAGE, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 4. SIJO, S/O.POULOSE, VALLIPPALAM HOUSE, PALAKKAYAM, MANNARKAD VIA, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA RESPONDENTS/STATE & COMPLAINANTS ------------------------------------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM, KOCHI-31. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ERNAKULAM TOWN NORTH POLICE STATION, KOCHI-18. 3. K. NARAYANANKUTTY, PROPRIETOR, KRISHNA GAS [LPG DSITRIBUTORS OF BHARATH PETROLEUM CORPORATION], ST.BENEDICT ROAD, ERNAKULAM. 4. JOLLY XAVIER, SALES COORDINATOR, SUPER GAS [LPG DSITRIBUTORS OF INDIAN OIL CORPORATION], PONEKKARA ROAD, EDAPPALLY, ERNAKULAM. R1 & R2 BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MR.P.A. SALIM. R3 BY ADV. SRI.C.P.PEETHAMBARAN. R4 BY SRI.S.GOPAKUMARAN NAIR, SENIOR ADVOCATE, ADV. SRI.M.CHANDRA BOSE, SRI.A.RAJASIMHAN. THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 20/10/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: rs. M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR, J. ------------------------- Crl.M.C No.1387 of 2010 -------------------------- Dated this the 20th October, 2010 O R D E R Petition is filed under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure to quash Annexure-E F.I.R in crime No.883/2009 of Ernakulam Town North Police Station. Learned Public Prosecutor, on instructions, submitted that a final report was submitted before Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court, Ernakulam (Economic Offences) and cognizance for the offences under Sections, 3,4,6 and 7 of Essential Commodities Act r/w Sections 6 and 7 of L.P.G Regulation Order was taken as CC 831/2009. Hence with liberty to the petitioner to seek an order of discharge under Section 239 of Cr.P.C or to challenge the final report, petition is disposed. M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR JUDGE ma