JUDGMENT

NAGARATHNA J.

Leave granted.

2. The Appellant herein is aggrieved by the quashing of the opinion formed as per final report in pursuant to the further investigation in Crime No.1/2015 registered at Chathannoor Police Station, by the High Court in its order dated 31.03.2022.

3. Briefly stated the facts are that an FIR bearing No.01/2015 was registered by the complainant against the Appellant’s son before the Chathannoor Police Station invoking Sections 279 and 304A of the IPC. The FIR stated that on 01.01.2015, at around 2.15 am, Appellant’s son, Nixon Abey Matthew, aged 20 years, was driving a Maruti Alto car bearing No. KL 2 AC 1370 through the Kollam-Thiruvananthapuram National Highway from East to West direction on the left side of the road, along with his friends. When the car reached Seemati, Chathannoor, a gas tanker lorry bearing registration No. KL 39 C 4577, driven by Ramar in an utmost rash and negligent manner, hit the Maruti Alto car and in the said accident, Appellant’s son and five others travelling in the car died. Claim petitions have been filed by Respondent No.1 herein and other legal representatives of the deceased passengers in the car before the Motor Acc