ORDER

K.V. Sankaranarayanan, J. - The petitioners in Crl. M. C. No. 2075/96 was the revision petitioner in Crl. R. P. 736/92 and the second party in Crl. R. C. 84/92. He was the accused person in C.C. 153/87 on the file of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Thodupuzha, a case charged by the Sub Inspector of Police, Idukki for an offence under Section 326 IPC. The prosecution case was that on 17-10-1986 at about 8- p.m. the accused person caused a stab injury to P.W. 1. George alias Joy from the Court-yard of house No. VI/137 in Vazhathope Panchayat belonging to his brother Parackal Mathai, causing permanent loss of sight in the right eye and thus caused grievous hurt punishable under Section 326 IPC. P.W. 1, who sustained the injury was taken to the Thadiambatt hospital and from there to the Thodupuzha hospital and then to the Medical College Hospital, Kottayam. He gave Ext.P-1, first information statement to the Gandhinagar Police. On that basis Ext.P-4, FIR was registered by the Gandhinagar Police and later made over to the Idukki Police Station, where it was registered as Crime 160/86 Ext.P-5. The case was investigated by P.Ws. 8 to 10, the Head Constables and P.W. 11 the then Sub-I