IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 25TH MAY 2010 / 4TH JYAISHTA 1932 Crl.MC.No. 2194 of 2009() ------------------------- CP.177/1999 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS-I, KOLLAM .................... PETITIONER(S): 3RD ACCUSED -------------------------- MATHEW FRANCO, S/O.LASARUS FRANCO, MARIYALAYAM, SAKTHIKULANGARA, KOLLAM,. BY ADV. DR.K.P.SATHEESAN SRI.K.K.GOPINATHAN NAIR SRI.M.R.JAYAPRASAD SRI.P.MOHANDAS (ERNAKULAM) SRI.MATHEW SUNNY RESPONDENT(S): STATE & COMPLAINANT ---------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM KOCHI-31 2. THE S.I OF POLICE, KILIKOLLOOR POLICE STATION, KOLLAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MR.S.U.NAZER THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/05/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: dmb V.RAMKUMAR, J. ------------------------------------- Crl.M.C. Nos. 2194 of 2009 -------------------------------------- Dated this the 25th day of May, 2010 ORDER Petitioner, who is the third accused in O.R No.292/1998 of Kilikolloor Police Station and now pending before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-I, Kollam as C.P.No.177/1999 for an offence punishable under Section 57 (a) of the Abkari Act, seeks to quash the entire proceedings against him. 2. The question involved is whether the toddy drawn from the toddy shop of the petitioner contains excess Ethyl Alcohol. 3. The learned Public Prosecutor agreed that the matter is covered by the decision of the Apex court in State of Kerala v. Unni 2007 (1) KLT 151. If so, Annexure 1 final report as well as all proceedings in C.P.No.177/1999 are quashed. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE dmb