O R D E R

(Dated this the 25th day of February, 2026)

The accused No.7 in Crime No. 75 of 2013 of Kasargode Police Station now pending as LP No.33 of 2019 on the file of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kasargode filed this petition under Section 482 Cr.PC praying for quashing all further proceedings against him. The offences alleged against the petitioner and the co-accused are under Section 143, 147, 148, 341, 323, 354, 326 and 153A r/w 149 of IPC. 2. The prosecution case is that on 27.01.2013 at about 3.30 pm, when CWs 4 to 8 were playing cricket in the ground near Santhi nagar, the cricket ball fell on the bus in which the accused persons were traveling. At that time, the accused persons attacked and inflict injuries to CWs 1 to 7, outraged the modesty of CW1 and thereby they are alleged to have committed the aforesaid offences.

3. According to the learned Counsel for the petitioner as per Annexure A2 judgment the learned Magistrate already acquitted the accused persons 1 to 6, 8,9 and 11 for want of evidence and therefore he prayed for quashing the proceedings against the petitioner.

4. The petition was opposed by the learned Public Prosecutor.

5. On a perusal of Annexure A2 judgment