IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR THURSDAY, THE 2ND SEPTEMBER 2010 / 11TH BHADRA 1932 Crl.MC.No. 4193 of 2009 (F) ------------------------- (CRIME NOT REGISTERED) PETITIONER : --------------- M. MOHAMMED KUNJI, S/O. KUNHABDULLA HAJI, MUMTAZ VILLA, ADINHAL P.O., MANIKKOTH, KANHANGAD, KASARGOD DIST. BY ADV. SRI.SUNNY MATHEW RESPONDENTS : --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, HOSDURG POLICE STATION, KASARGOD DISTRICT, THROUGH PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KASARGOD. 3. MR. ARAVINDAN MANIKKOTH, PRINTER, PUBLISHER AND EDITOR, 'LATEST' PRINTING AND PUBLISHING PVT. LTD., KANHANGAD. BY SRI.P.A.SALIM, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/09/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: VK M.Sasidharan Nambiar, J. -------------------------- Crl.M.C.No.4193 of 2009 -------------------------- ORDER This petition is filed under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure for a direction to respondents 1 and 2 to look into Annexures-A1 to A4 news items published by the third respondent and to proceed against the third respondent initiating appropriate legal action. 2. A statement was filed by Sub Inspector of Police, Hosdrug stating that legal opinion was sought in respect of the publications and it was advised that there is no scope for registering a criminal case. In the light of the report, when the news items were already considered for taking action, no direction is warranted. Petition is dismissed. 2nd September, 2010 (M.Sasidharan Nambiar, Judge) tkv