ORDER :

A. Badharudeen, J.

This Criminal Miscellaneous Case has been filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure ('Cr.P.C’ for short) by the sole accused in C.C.No.393/2020 on the files of Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-II, Kanjirappally, arising out of Crime No.753/2020 of Manimala Police Station, Kottayam, with the following prayers:

“a) to allow the Criminal Miscellaneous petition and to quash the final report in C.C.No.393/2020 on the files of the Judicial Magistrate First Class Court-II, Kanjirappilly, in F.I.R Number 753/2020 of Manimala Police Station, Kottayam District.

b) Issue any other order as this Honurable Court shall deem fit and proper in the interest of justice and also prayed for during the pendency of the case.”

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor in detail. Perused the prosecution records and relevant decisions placed by the learned counsel for the petitioner.

3. The precise allegation of the prosecution is that the accused, with intention to defame the defacto complainant, published a false news on 13.06.2020 through “Ente Gramam Manimala”, WhatsApp group, to the effect that the defacto complainant