ORDER :

Sole accused in S.C.No.1071/2023 on the files of the Special Court for the trial of cases under theProtection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (for short ‘the PoCSO Act’ hereinafter), Thrissur, has filed this Criminal Miscellaneous Case under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure , 1973, arising out of Crime No.330/2023 of Town East Police Station, Thrissur, and the prayer herein is as under:

To quash Annexure A2 Final Report and all further proceedings arising therefrom and pending as S.C.No.1071 of 2023 on the file of the Fast Track Special Court – II, Thrissur in Crime No.330 of 2023 of Town East Police Station, Thrissur.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner/accused and the learned Public Prosecutor, in detail. Even though the de facto complainant was served notice and a counsel appeared for the de facto complainant, now he filed a memo stating that he has relinquished the vakalath. But the de facto complainant or any other counsel not appeared.

3. In this matter, the prosecution alleges commission of offences punishable under Sections 342 and 376(2)(n) of the Indian Penal Code (for short, 'the IPC ' hereinafter) by the accused. Initially, FIR was regi