2023/KER/9449 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BECHU KURIAN THOMAS WEDNESDAY, THE 15^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2023 / 26TH MAGHA, 1944 CRL.MC NO. 883 OF 2023 AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT IN SC 1426/2022 OF ADDITIONAL DISTRICT COURT & SESSIONS COURT - II, MANJERI / II ADDITIONAL MACT, MANJERI PETITIONER/S:

1 MUHAMMED ANSAR ALI AGED 28 YEARS S/O. ABDUL AZEEZ, CHERKAYIL HOUSE, MATTARAKKAL, ARAKKAPPARAMBA, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT -, PIN -

679341

2 MUHAMMED ASHIF AGED 19 YEARS S/O. ABDUL GAFOOR, PULIKKATHADATHIL HOUSE, ARAKKAPPARAMBA, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT -, PIN -

679341

3 MUHAMMED AKHIL NASIM AGED 21 YEARS S/O. SHOUKATHALI, CHILAMBUKADAN HOUSE, MATTARAKKAL, ARAKKAPPARAMBA, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT -, PIN - 679341

4 MUHAMMED SHANIB AGED 19 YEARS S/O. MUHAMMED, CHERKKAYIL HOUSE, ARAKKAPPARAMBA, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT -, PIN - 679341

5 VYSHNAV AGED 24 YEARS S/O. SUBRAHMANIAN, MATTARAKKAL HOUSE, MATTARAKKAL, ARAKKAPPARAMBA, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT -, PIN - 679341

6 UNNIKRISHNAN AGED 29 YEARS S/O. CHATHU, KATTURAYIL HOUSE, MATARA, ARAKKAPPARAMBA, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT -, PIN -

679341

7 MUHAMMED HAFEEF AGED 20 YEARS S/O. MUHAMMED MANAF, PATTANAM HOUSE, MATTARAKKAL, MUKKILIPARAMBA, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT -, PIN -

679341

8 ABU THAHIR AGED 23 YEARS S/O. BASHEER ALI, MUTHUKUTTI HOUSE, MATARAKKAL, NILAVILAKKUNNU, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT -, PIN -

679341

9 PRALEEN AGED 29 YEARS S/O. BALAN, VATTAPARA HOUSE, THAZHE MATTARA, MATTARAKKAL, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT -, PIN - 679341

10 MUHAMMED ANEES AGED 28 YEARS S/O. ABDUL GAFOOR, PULIKKATHADATHIL HOUSE, KODAMBRAM, ARAKKAPPARAMBA, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT -, PIN - 679341 11 RAMEES AGED 25 YEARS S/O. MUJEEB, CHERKKAYIL UNYAPATH HOUSE, CHETTIYANGADI, IBRAHIM PADI, MATARAKKAL, ARAKKAPPARAMBA, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT -, PIN -

679341

12 MUHAMMED SHAMIL AGED 21 YEARS S/O. ABOOBACKER, CHILAMBUKADAN HOUSE, MATARAKKAL, ARAKKAPPARAMBA, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT -, PIN -

679341 BY ADV E.C.AHAMED FAZIL RESPONDENT/S:

1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,HIGH COURT OF KERALA, PIN - 682031

2 THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE PERINTHALMANNA POLICE STATION, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT -, PIN - 67932 3 MUHAMMED SHABEEB P AGED 30 YEARS S/O. KASIM, PARANGODAN HOUSE, THAZHEKKODE POST, KARINKALLATHANI, PERINTHALMANNA, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT -, PIN - 679322

4 ARIF AGED 22 YEARS S/O. YUSUF, PUTHUSHERI HOUSE, KARINKALLATHANI POST, PERINTHALMANNA TALUK, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT -, PIN - 679322

5 MUHAMMED SABITH AGED 23 YEARS S/O. UBAID, PARAMBOOR HOUSE, KARINKALLATHANI POST, PERINTHALMANNA TALUK, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, PIN - 679322 OTHER PRESENT:

PP SMT.SREEJA V, ADV.P.MOHAMMED SABEER THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15.02.2023, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:

BECHU KURIAN THOMAS, J. …............................................

Crl.M.C.No. 883 of 2023 …............................................................... Dated this the 15th day of February, 2023

ORDER

Petitioners have invoked the jurisdiction under Section 482 Cr.P.C to quash all proceedings against them.

2. Petitioners are accused Nos.1 to 12 in S.C.No.

1426/2022 on the files of the Additional Sessions Court-II, Manjeri for the offences punishable under Sections 143, 147, 148, 323, 324, 308, 326, 341 r/w Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. Respondents 3 to 5 are the defacto complainant and the injured witnesses.

3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned counsel for the respondents, apart from the learned Public Prosecutor.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the matter has been settled and hence the proceedings against the petitioners ought to be quashed. It was also submitted that, considering the nature of offences alleged, no purpose would be served by continuing the proceedings.

5. The learned Public Prosecutor pointed out that the 1^st accused is involved in Crime No.923/2022 while the 6^th petitioner is involved in Crime No.90/2020 all of Perinthalmanna Police Station.

6. In Gian Singh v. State of Punjab and Another [(201