1. Crl.O.P.(MD)No.6719 of 2014 has been filed by A3 to A37 to quash the final report in P.R.C.No.1 of 2014 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate No.I, Tuticorin and Crl.R.C.(MD) No.204 of 2014 has been filed by A38 challenging the cognizance taken by the Judicial Magistrate No.I, Tuticorin, in P.R.C.No.1 of 2014 on the final report filed by the respondent police.

2. The factual matrix in this case as disclosed in the final report filed by the police is as follows:

2.1. On 12.10.2013, the Indian Coast Guard Station Ship "Naikidevi" sensed the presence of a vessel in the Indian waters of the Bay of Bengal and established communication links with the said vessel. The name of the said vessel was disclosed as "M.V. Seaman Guard Ohio". When the Indian Coast Guards questioned them, M.V. Seaman Guard Ohio admitted that they were in possession of firearms in the ship. The Indian Coast Guard Station Ship Naikidevi ultimately located "M.V. Seaman Guard Ohio" which was anchored at Latitude 08 52' North and Longitude 078 26.7' East. The said location is about 10.8 Nautical Miles from "Vilangusulli Island, Thoothukudi District" and 3.8 Nautical Miles from the baseline promulgated by the