ORDER

Dated this the 28^th day of January, 2026 The additional 2^nd respondent has already entered appearance through the counsel and filed an affidavit denying the allegations in the charge.

2. This is a petition filed under Section 528 of B.N.S.S., by accused Nos. 1 and 2 in Crime No. 1230 of 2016 of Chalakkudy Police Station, which is pending as C.C. No. 1052 of 2016 on the file of the Additional District Court, Thrissur. The offences alleged against the petitioners are under Section 370 (6) r/w 34 of the IPC and Section 79 of the Juvenile Justice Act (JJ Act).

3. The prosecution case is that the 2^nd accused, who is the mother of the victim minor girl, secretly allowed the minor to stay in the residence of the 1^st accused, to enable the 1^st accused to compel her to do household jobs and thereby they are alleged to have committed the aforesaid offences.

4. According to the learned counsel for the petitioners, this is a false case foisted against the petitioners. Therefore, he prayed for quashing all further proceedings against the petitioners.

5. In the statement given by the victim, she stated that her mother took her to the residence of the 1^st petitioner, that in the said house sh