ORDER :

This Criminal Miscellaneous Case has been filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, to quash all further proceedings pursuant to Annexure.A1 Final Report in Crime No.884/2021 of Ollur Police Station, Thrissur, now pending as S.C. No.929/2021 on the files of the Special Court for the trial of cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act [hereinafter referred as ‘POCSO Act’ for short] (1st Additional District and Sessions Court), Thrissur. The petitioner herein is the 3rd accused in the above case.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Public Prosecutor, in detail. Perused the Final Report and the decisions placed by the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Public Prosecutor.

3. In this matter, the prosecution allegation is that, at about 13.30 hours on a day in the last week of January, 2021, the 1st accused trespassed upon the residence of the minor victim, aged 17 years and subjected her to sexual intercourse and as a result of the same, the minor victim became pregnant. On this premise, the prosecution alleges commission of offences punishable under Sections 450 and 376 of the Ind