ORDER :

1. The petitioners herein are accused Nos. 2 and 3 in C.C. No. 125/2014 on the file of the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Kottayam. The aforesaid case was registered against them and another person on a complaint submitted by the 1st respondent herein alleging offences punishable under Sections 500, 501 and 502 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The case of the 1st respondent in short is as follows:

The 1st petitioner herein is the Editor, and the second petitioner is the Printer and Publisher of a newspaper. On 29.6.2014 on the 3rd page of the newspaper, they published an advertisement purported to have been made by the 1st accused. The allegation is that, the aforesaid advertisement contained false and defamatory statements against the 1st respondent. The specific case of the 1st respondent is that, the aforesaid publication was made by the accused persons with the intention to harm the reputation of the 1st respondent and the said imputation was made maliciously with the sole intention to defame the 1st respondent.

2. The learned Magistrate has taken cognizance on the said complaint and the matter is now pending as C.C. No. 125/2014.

3. This Crl. M.C. is filed by the petition