IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 2ND JANUARY 2008 / 12TH POUSHA 1929 Crl.MC.No. 3103 of 2007(E) ----------------------------- CRIME NO. 104/2007 of PATHANAPURAM EXCISE RANGE PETITIONER: ACCUSED 1 TO 3: 1. SREEKUMAR, S/O.SURENDRAN NAIR, SREEBHAVANAM, NJARAKKADU MURI, THALAVOOR VILLAGE, PATHANAPURAM, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 2. RADHAKRISHNA PILLAI, S/O.RAMACHANDRAN PILLAI, KARIKKATHIL PUTHENVEEDU, PANDITHITTA, AMBALANIRAPPU, THALAVOOR VILLAGE, PATHANAPURAM, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 3. SURESH KUMAR, S/O.CHANDRASEKHARAN NAIR, SURESH BHAVAN (AJITH BHAVANAM), PIDAVOOR VILLAGE, PATHANAPURAM, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.B.MOHANLAL RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT: 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE EXCISE RANGE INSPECTOR, PATHANAPURAM EXCISE RANGE, PUNALUR, KOLLAM DISTRICT THROUGH THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE ASSISTANT EXCISE COMMISSIONER, CHINNAKKADA, KOLLAM. 3. THE COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, KERALA STATE, PUBLIC OFFICE BUILDING, MUSEUM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI. BREEZE, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 02/01/2008, ALONG WITH CRL.MC NO.3107 OF 2007 & CRL.MC NO.3108 OF 2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR , J ========================== CRL.M.C. NOS. 3103, 3107 & 3108 of 2007 ========================== Dated this the 2nd day of January, 2008. ORDER When these petitions filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C came up for further hearing, the learned counsel appearing for the respective petitioners submitted that since he proposes to challenge the amendment to the Abkari Act and also alteration of the charge made by the 1st respondent, he may be permitted to withdraw the Crl.M.Cs with liberty to file writ petitions for appropriate reliefs. The permission sought for is granted. The M.Cs are accordingly dismissed as withdrawn. V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. rv