ORDER

This Crl.MC is filed to quash the proceedings in S.T.No.161/2021 on the files of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-III, Palakkad. The above case is charge sheeted against the petitioner alleging offences punishable under Section 279 IPC and Sections 146 and 196 of the Motor Vehicles Act .

2. According to the petitioner, even if the entire allegations are accepted, the offence is not made out. The counsel for the petitioner also relied on Annexure A4 to A8 to substantiate the prosecution will not stand. The petitioner also submitted Annexure A9 before the learned Magistrate under Section 258 Cr.PC. The same is also not considered. Hence, this Crl.MC is filed.

3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor.

4. After hearing both sides, I think this Crl.MC need not be retained here because the crime was registered in the year 2021 and S.T was registered by the learned Magistrate in the year 2021. Since the petitioner already filed a petition to drop the proceedings as evident by Annexure A9, there can be a direction to consider the same and there can be a direction to the learned Magistrate not to insist the presence of the petitioner t