ORDER

This petition is filed by petitioners 1 and 2, who are accused Nos.1 and 2 respectively, in Crime No.810/2005 of Chalakudy Police station registered for the offence punishable under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code . When this matter has taken up for hearing, memo is filed by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the first petitioner in this petition, the first accused in the above crime is no more and expired on 8-9-2006. Thus, the learned counsel has advanced the argument in the present case in respect of the second accused in the above crime, who is the second petitioner herein.

2. Statement of facts as alleged in the petition are as follows:- Crime No.810/2005 of Chalakudy Police Station was registered against the deceased first petitioner and also the second petitioner for the offence punishable under Section 420 of CRMC.94/2006 -2-

the Indian Penal Code on the basis of the complaint filed by the additional second respondent in this petition wherein it was contended that both petitioners in this petition had entered into an agreement for sale in which the second respondent herein agreed to purchase the property having an extent of 2 acres and 64 cents belongi