2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 9657

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
C.PRATHEEP KUMAR, J
SADIQ – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
CRL.MC NO. 3718 OF 2022

A petition that becomes infructuous must be dismissed as per procedural laws.

Headnote:Statute Analysis: Under the prevailing criminal procedure, the petitioner moved for dismissal of the Crl.M.C. claiming it to be infructuous. Facts of the Case: The petitioner sought to withdraw the proceedings citing various annexures including FIR and final report pertaining to crime number.

Findings of Court:
The court acknowledged the petitioner's claims and concurred with the suggested dismissal.

Issues: The court primarily considered whether the Crl.M.C. should be deemed infructuous.

Ratio Decidendi: The court articulated that if a petition becomes infructuous, it must necessarily be dismissed.

Result: In the result, this Crl.M.C. is dismissed as infructuous.