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This is a petition filed under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash the entire proceedings in Annexure-1 complaint and Annexure-2 First Information Report and all further proceedings in crime 1494/2021 of Pala police station as against the petitioner to the extent the same imputes the petitioner with an offence under Section 67A of the Information Technology Act , so as to secure the ends of justice.

2. Crime No.1494/2021 of Pala police station was registered on 14.07.2021 on the basis of a complaint preferred by the 1st respondent Stephen George, who is a former MLA, before the Station House Officer alleging offence under Section 67 and 67A of the Information Technology Act , Sections 469 , 471, 120B of the IPC and Section 120 (o) of the Kerala Police Act . The petitioner/the complainant claimed that he is the General Secretary of the Kerala Congress(M) and a former MLA of the Kerala Congress (M), which is a recognised political party. According to him, the accused dishonestly and fraudulently forged electronic records to harm the reputation of Sri.Jose K. Mani, who is a political leader and Chairman of the Kerala Congress (M), who was a former mem