2025 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 52009

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
C.S.DIAS, J
JITHIN.E.V – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
CRL.MC NO. 3597 OF 2020

An FIR can be quashed when the accused has been acquitted by the Trial Court, rendering the motion infructuous.

Headnote:The judgment analyzes the filing of a Criminal Miscellaneous Case to quash an FIR alleging offences under Sections 379 and 201 IPC. It notes the Public Prosecutor's submission that the petitioner was acquitted by the Trial Court, leading to the court's primary determination that the petition is rendered infructuous. The issue presented framed by the court highlights whether the FIR can be quashed based on the acquittal. The court's reasoning concluded that the case having become infructuous warranted dismissal. The final outcome states, 'the Crl.M.C. is dismissed as infructuous.'