IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR MONDAY, THE 14TH JUNE 2010 / 24TH JYAISTHA 1932 Crl.MC.No. 4190 of 2009() ------------------------- CC.683/2009 of JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT-I, NEDUMANGAD .................... PETITIONER(S): ACCUSED 1 TO 4 ----------------------------- 1. RAJAPPA KAIMAL, AGED 61 YEARS, S/O. LATE KARUNAKARA PANICKER, T.C.14/761, KUMARAPURA CHETTIKUNNU, KADAKAMPALLI VILLAGE THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. KOSHY MAMMEN AGED 52 YEARS, S/O. LATE T.G.MAMMEN, T.C.3/2722, PATTOM VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. KARUNAKARAN, AGED 61 YEARS, S/O. LATE CHANDU, HOUSE.NO.75, NCC NAGAR, KUDAPPANAKUNNU VILLAGE, PEROORKADA.P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. KUNHAMBU, AGED 62 YEARS, S/O.LATE RAMAN, T.C.43/1517 (A) KBAC LANE, PETTA VILLAGE, VALLAKADAVU.P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.P.VIJAYA BHANU SRI.M.REVIKRISHNAN RESPONDENT(S): DEFACTO COMPLAINANT ---------------------------------- 1. V.C.VIJAYAKUMAR, S/O. LATE K.KARUNAKARA PANICKER, POTHUJANAM ROAD, KUMARAPURAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. ADV. M/S.NAGARAJ NARAYANAN, SAIJO HASSAN,A.S.SABU , SRI.BENOJ C AUGUSTIN ,PRATHAP PILLAI AND SRI.RAFEEK. V.K. FOR R1 PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. S.U. NAZAR THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ............................................... Crl.M.C..No. 4190 of 2009 ............................................ Dated: 14-6-2010 ORDER Petitioners who are accused Nos. 1 to 4 in Crime No. 157 of 2009 of Aryanad Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 193, 120 (B), 465, 468 and 471 read with Sec. 34 I.P.C., seek to quash Annexure C final report and all further proceedings in C.C.No. 683 of 2009 on the file of the J.F.C.M. I, Nedumangad. 2. It is too early for this Court exercising jurisdiction under Section 482 Cr.P.C to meticulously scan the voluminous prosecution records and hold that the prosecution of the petitioners is groundless and the same is liable to be quashed. The appropriate remedy of the petitioners is to plead for a discharge before the Court below. 3. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to permit the petitioners to plead for a discharge in absentia. Accordingly if the petitioner files an application for discharge before the court below through their counsel, that court shall not insist on the personal appearance of the petitioners for the disposal of the discharge petition. This Crl.M.C is disposed of reserving the above right of the petitioners. Sd/-V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE /true copy/ ani P.S. to Judge