IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN TUESDAY, THE 4TH JANUARY 2011 / 14TH POUSHA 1932 Crl.MC.No. 2983 of 2007() ------------------------------------- ( S.T.NO.358/2007 OF JFCM COURT-IV, KOZHIKODE) ---------------------- PETITIONER(S): 2ND & 1ST ACCUSED: ------------------------------------------------------- 1. M/S. AIR INDIA LIMITED, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR, SRI.V. TULASIDAS IAS, AIR INDIA BUILDING, NARIMAN POINT, MUMBAI-400 021. 2. SRI. YOGESH MUNDWA, STATION MANAGER, M/S, AIR INDIA LTD., BANK ROAD, CALICUT, KERALA STATE. BY ADVS. SRI.E.K.NANDAKUMAR SRI.JOSEPH KODIANTHARA SRI. MATHEWS K. UTHUPPACHAN SRI. BINU MATHEW RESPONDENT(S): STATE AND COMPLAINANT: ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. STATE, REPRESENTED BY THE LABOUR ENFORCEMENT OFFICER (CENTRAL), OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL LABOUR COMMISSIONER, KENDRIYA SHRAM SADAN, OLIMUGAL, KAKKANAD, KOCHI-682 030. R1 & R2 BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. SABU SREEDHARAN THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: sts P.S. GOPINATHAN, J. ------------------------------------ CRL.M.C NO. 2983 of 2007 ------------------------------------ Dated this the 04th day of January, 2011 ORDER This is a petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking an order to quash Annexure-A complaint, namely S.T. 358/2007 on the file of Judicial First Class Magistrate Court -IV, Kozhikkode. The prosecution is for offence under Section 80(1)(i) of the Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Central Rules, 1971. It is submitted that since no stay was granted by this Court while admitting the petition, the trial had already commenced. In the above circumstance, I find that this matter can be closed with liberty to the petitioner to raise his contention before the Trial Court. Crl. M.C. is disposed accordingly. P.S. GOPINATHAN, JUDGE rkc