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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 7378

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
C.PRATHEEP KUMAR, J
RAGHU P.S. – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
CRL.MC NO. 1 OF 2022|CRIME NO.1364/2021



Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SRI.P.BIJIMON, SHRI.ABRAHAM JOSEPH, SHRI.N.SURESH, SHRI.JACOB SAMUEL, SHRI.K.T.SEBASTIAN
For the Respondents: SMT. C.SEENA, PP

The High Court dismissed a petition as infructuous when the police completed their investigation and filed a final report.

Headnote:The petitioners filed an application under Section 482 of the Cr.PC to quash the First Information Report in Crime No.1364 of 2021. The Court noted that the police had completed the investigation and filed a final report before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-III, Muvattupuzha, indicating that the case is pending as C.C.No.694 of 2022. The Court also determined that the Criminal Miscellaneous Case is infructuous and dismissed it while allowing the petitioners the opportunity to contest the Final Report. The final order was for the case to be dismissed as infructuous, with liberty granted to the petitioners.

Table of Content
1. quashing of fir based on completed investigation. (Para 1 , 2)

ORDER

Dated this the 31st day of January, 2026 The petitioners filed this Crl.M.C under Section 482 of the Cr.PC, praying for quashing Annexure-I First Information Report involved in Crime No.1364 of 2021 of Koothattukulam Police Station.

2. Learned Counsel for the petitioners, as well as the learned Public Prosecutor submitted that, in this case, the Police completed investigation and filed Final Report on 12.07.2022, before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-III, Muvattupuzha, and the case is now pending as C.C.No.694 of 2022.

In the above circumstances, this Criminal Miscellaneous Case has become infructuous and accordingly, it is dismissed as infructuous, with liberty to the petitioners, to challenge the Final Report.

Sd/-

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