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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 22767
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
G.GIRISH, J
KUNJUMON THOMAS – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
CRL.MC NO. 2778 OF 2021|CRIME NO.1309/2019
Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SRI.K.R.VINOD, SMT.M.S.LETHA
For the Respondents: SRI SYAMANTHAK B.S.
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SRI.K.R.VINOD, SMT.M.S.LETHA
For the Respondents: SRI SYAMANTHAK B.S.
The court determined that once a Final Report is filed, the basis for quashing the FIR loses significance, but the petitioners retain rights to challenge the Final Report.
Headnote:This judgment deals with CRL.MC NO. 2778 OF 2021 concerning the FIR registered at Ranni Police Station. The court noted that the Investigating Agency had filed a Final Report, rendering the prayer to quash the FIR moot. The court stated that the petitioners retain the right to contest the Final Report if desired. Key issues were whether the FIR merits quashing; the court determined that due process had been observed, resulting in closure of the petition. The final ruling allows potential challenges against the Final Report.
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| 1. pending final report negates the basis for quashing fir. (Para 1) |
| 2. final ruling allows for subsequent challenges to the final report. (Para 2) |
ORDER
The learned Public Prosecutor, upon instructions, submitted that the Investigating Agency has already filed Final Report in this case, and the said case is now pending before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Ranni, as CC No.431 of 2022.
2. Since the prayer in this case is to quash the FIR registered in the aforesaid case, the further proceedings have lost its significance.
Accordingly, the Crl.M.C stands closed, leaving open the option of the petitioners to challenge the Final Report, if so preferred.
