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2025 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 53545

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
C.S.DIAS, J
DR.K.U.RAGHAVENDRA PRASAD – Appellant
Versus
THE STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
CRL.MC NO. 1807 OF 2021 | CRIME NO.1283/2020

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SHRI.P.T.MOHANKUMAR, SHRI.GEORGE CHERIAN, SHRI.RAJESH CHERIAN KARIPPAPARAMBIL
For the Respondents: SRI.M.P.PRASANTH

Judicial dismissal of FIR based on established factual inaccuracies and lack of proper grounds.

Headnote:The petitioners seek to quash the FIR in Crime No. 1283/2020 under Section 482 Cr.P.C. The Court observes that the Investigating Officer has reported that the FIR was registered on a mistake of fact, thus leading to the court's dismissal of the case. The primary issue revolves around the legality of maintaining the FIR amidst claims of factual inaccuracies by the prosecution. The reasoning hinges on the propriety of judicial intervention in the quashing of FIRs where no substantive charges are adequately grounded.

Table of Content
1. grounds for quashing fir (Para 1)
2. outcome of judicial assessment (Para 2)

O R D E R

The Criminal Miscellaneous Case is filed to quash Annexure A-1 (a) FIR in Crime No. 1283/2020 registered by the Hosdurg Police Station, Kasargod District.

2. The learned Public Prosecutor, on instructions, submits that the Investigating Officer has already filed a report before the jurisdictional court stating that the case has been registered on a mistake of fact.

Recording the above submission, the Crl. M.C is dismissed as infructuous.

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2025 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 53545

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAMC.S.DIAS, JDR.K.U.RAGHAVENDRA PRASAD – AppellantVersusTHE STATE OF KERALA – RespondentCRL.MC NO. 1807 OF 2021 | CRIME NO.1283/2020

Judicial dismissal of FIR based on established factual inaccuracies and lack of proper grounds.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
C.S.DIAS, J
DR.K.U.RAGHAVENDRA PRASAD – Appellant
Versus
THE STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
CRL.MC NO. 1807 OF 2021 | CRIME NO.1283/2020