O R D E R

The petitioners are accused Nos.1 and 2 in C.C.No.768/2018 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-III, Thiruvananthapuram.

2. Initially, the crime was registered against the petitioners by the Museum Police Station as Crime No.414/2018, alleging offences punishable under sections 294(b) and 279 r/w. Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code ( IPC ), Section 117 (e) of the Kerala Police Act and under Sections 129 , 115 and 177 of the Motor Vehicles Act . After registration of the said crime, FIR and the connected records were transmitted to the Cantonment Police Station as it was found that the place of occurrence was within the jurisdiction of the said police station.

3. Accordingly, the said FIR was re-registered by the Cantonment Police as Crime No.509/2018 for the offences referred to above. After completing the investigation, Annexure-D final report was submitted by the Police before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court- III, Thiruvananthapuram and the cognizance thereon was taken as C.C.No.768/2018.

4. The allegations raised against the p