IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR WEDNESDAY, THE 26TH AUGUST 2009 / 4TH BHADRA 1931 Crl.MC.No. 1985 of 2009(A) -------------------------------------- (CRIME NO. 233/09 OF MUSEUM POLICE STATION) .................... PETITIONERS/ACCUSED 1 TO 3, 5 AND 6: ----------------------------------------------------------- 1. MALLADI SATYANARAYANA, S/O.MALLADI BHASKAR RAO, DIRECTOR, VINTAGE BOTTLERS PVT.LTD., PLOT NO.30 & 31, PHASE III A, SANCOALE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, ZUARI NAGAR, GOA. 2. MADHAVARAM KONDAL RAO, DIRECTOR, VINTAGE BOTTLERS PVT.LTD., PLOT NO.30 & 31, PHASE III A, SANCOALE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, ZUARI NAGAR, GOA. 3. KRISHNAMOHANA, DIRECTOR, VINTAGE BOTTLERS PVT.LTD., PLOT NO.30 & 31, PHASE III A, SANCOALE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, ZUARI NAGAR, GOA. 4. BASHA, EMPLOYEE, VINTAGE BOTTLERS PVT.LTD., PLOT NO. 30 & 31, PHASE III A, SANCOALE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, ZUARI NAGAR, GOA. 5. PRASAD, EMPLOYEE, VINTAGE BOTTLERS PVT. LTD., PLOT NO.30 & 31, PHASE III A, SANCOALE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, ZUARI NAGAR, GOA. BY ADVS. MR.SUMAN CHAKRAVARTHY, MR.RENNY AUGUSTINE. CRL.M.C. NO. 1985/2009-A: RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT: -------------------------------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA. 2. MANOHARAN, S/O.GANGADHARAN, `SARITA VIHAR', NEAR KOOVALASERRIL MAHADEVA TMPLE, MP VII/526, MARANALLOOR VILLAGE, KATTAKADA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MR. B. JAYASOORYA, R2 BY ADVS. MR.B.SATHIQ, MR.C.ANIRUDHAN. THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 26/08/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: prv. M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR,J. ------------------------------------------ CRL.M.C.NO. 1985 OF 2009 ------------------------------------------ Dated 26th August 2009 O R D E R Accused 1 to 3, 5 and 6 in crime No.233/2009 of Museum police station, Thiruvananthapuram filed this petition under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure to quash Annexure-A first information report and all further proceedings initiated thereunder. On 25/6/2009 notice was issued to second respondent defacto complainant and submission of the Public Prosecutor that petitioners will not be arrested was recorded. 2. Public Prosecutor submitted that a final report under Section 173(2) of Code of Criminal Procedure was submitted before the court on 25/8/2009. When final report is filed before the Magistrate, petitioners have to challenge the final report. Granting liberty to seek an order of discharge under Section 239 of Code of Criminal Procedure, as and when cognizance was taken by the learned Magistrate, or to challenge the final CRMC 1985/09 2 report, the petition is dismissed. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that in view of the development, petitioners will not be arrested for two weeks. M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR, JUDGE. uj.