Dr. Manjula Chellur, J.

These two Criminal Revision Petitions are filed by third parties unconnected with the issue on hand but claims to be public spirited persons. In other words, they are not personally affected by the impugned order of the Magistrate. The learned Single Judge placed the matter before the Bench hearing Public Interest Litigation as it could only be entertained by a Division Bench. The brief facts that led to filing of these two Criminal Revision Petitions are as under.

2. A suo motu complaint came to be registered by the Sub Inspector of Police of Edavanna Police Station in Malappuram District resulting in registration of Crime NO.286/2008 on 27.11.2008 for offences punishable under Sections 195A and Section 506 IPC. As a matter of fact, FIR indicates that a secret enquiry came to be conducted as per the source report No.260/Camp/08/M.M. District Police Officer, Malappuram, at 13.30 hours received from District Police Superintendent which became the basis for registering the above crime. The Case Diary and original secret enquiry report along with FIR were sent to the Magistrate concerned.

3. As per the said report, on 20.11.2008 between 20.45 and 21.15 ho