ORDER

The accused Nos.1 to 3 in C.C.No.1652/2014 on the files of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Court-I, Thiruvananthapuram, has filed this petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C., challenging the proceedings against them in the aforesaid case. The learned Magistrate initiated the proceedings against the petitioners in connection with the commission of offences under Sections 452 , 506(ii), 323, 324, and 341 of the Indian Penal Code , 1860, and Sections 13 and 17 of the Kerala Money Lenders Act , on the basis of the Final Report filed by the Sub Inspector of Police, Poojapura, which was taken on to files on 05.06.2014. However, the Investigating Officer had conducted a further investigation in that matter pursuant to the direction of the Inspector General of Police, Thiruvananthapuram Range, in the order No.B3/5869/2014/TR. Thereafter, the Investigating Agency filed Annexure A3 further report with a finding that the case arose out of mistake of facts.

2. The defacto complainant had filed a protest complaint against the aforesaid findings of the Investigating Agency in the refer report filed before the learned Magistrate. As per order dated 05.11.2019, the learned Additional C