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The prayer in the aforecaptioned Criminal Miscellaneous Case filed on 06.04.2016, under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C.), is as follows:-

"…..................to quash Annexure A3 FIR in Crime No.2267/2015 of the Kannur Town Police Station, Kannur.”

2. The challenge made in the aforecaptioned criminal miscellaneous case filed under Sec.482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is directed as against the impugned criminal proceedings, on account of Annexure A3-First Information Report (FIR), in Crime No.2267/2015 of Kannur Town Police Station, which has been registered suo-moto by the said police station on 09.12.2015, in which the petitioner herein has been arrayed as the sole accused for the offence punishable under Sec.117(d) of the Kerala Police Act, 2011.

3. It appears that, though Annexure A3 -FIR has been registered only on 09.12.2015, the police has completed the investigation with lightning speed and has filed Annexure A4- Final Report/Charge Sheet on 10.12.2015, in which the petitioner has been arrayed as the sole accused for the said offence as per Sec.117(d) of the Kerala Police Act, 2011.

4. The petitioner would point out that as a matter of fact Annexure A4-Final Report/Charge Sheet, which is dated on 10.12.2015 was never filed before the jurisdictional Magistrate concerned (Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-I, Kannur, either on 10.12.2015 or on immediately thereafter but has been filed for the first time before the said court only on 26.07.2017, as can be seen from the seal of the Magistrate court. It is only later that the learned Magistrate has taken cognizance of the offences alleged in Annexure A4-Final Report/Charge Sheet on 09.01.2018, as can be seen from the seal affixed therein, and the case is now said to be pending as Calendar Case, C.C. No.379/2018, on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-I, Kannur.

5. The brief of the allegations in Annexure A3-FIR as can be seen from column No.12 thereof is as follows:-

“04.04.2014 ത(cid:2)യത(cid:2) 18.45 മണ(cid:2)ക(cid:8) പത(cid:2) കണർ ട(cid:14)ൺ പ(cid:17)(cid:18)ല(cid:20)സ(cid:8) പ(cid:22)ഷന(cid:2)ൽ ഹ(cid:18)ജര(cid:18)യ(cid:2) ത(cid:18)ൻ പത(cid:2)യ(cid:18)യ 88/2014 U/120(B), 406 , 420 r/w 34 IPC പകസ(cid:2)ൽ പ(cid:17)(cid:18)ല(cid:20)സ(cid:8) അപന ഷണ! വഴ(cid:2) തതറ(cid:2)കണതമന മന:പർവമ(cid:18)യ ഉപ*ശപ,(cid:18)ടകട(cid:2) തത/ ഭർ,(cid:18)വ(cid:18)യ മ(cid:18)ത1 പസവ2ർ എനയ(cid:18)ൾതകത(cid:2)തര SCPO4972 നമറക(cid:18)രൻ തതറ(cid:18)യ പ(cid:22)റ(cid:8)തമ/(cid:8) നൽക(cid:2) എന! മറ!.”

6. The said Annexure A3-FIR has been registered suo-

moto by the Kannur Town Police authorities, as can be seen from the last page of Annexure A3-FIR (dealing with the contents of the said FIR), which reads as follows:-

“ഇന(cid:8) 09.12.2015 ത(cid:2)യത(cid:2) ബഹമ(cid:18)നത=ട DYSP DCRB യതട

523/14 അപന ഷണ,(cid:2)ന പശഷ! കണർ ട(cid:14)ൺ പ(cid:17)(cid:18)ല(cid:20)സ(cid:8) പ(cid:22)ഷൻ കB! നമർ U/s 498 (A), 406 IPC, പകസ(cid:2)ത/ സ(cid:2).ഡ(cid:2). ഫയൽ False ആയ(cid:2) അന(cid:2)മ ത(cid:20)രമ(cid:18)ന റ(cid:2)പ=(cid:18)ർട(cid:8) സമർ=(cid:2)കനത(cid:2)ന! അന2(cid:18)യക(cid:18)ര(cid:2)തകത(cid:2)തര തടർ നട(cid:17)ട(cid:2) സ (cid:20)കര(cid:2)കനത(cid:2)ന! ഉള ന(cid:2)ർപ*ശപ,(cid:18)തട No.09/GL/DCRB/15 ആയ(cid:2) എന(cid:2)ക(cid:8) അയച(cid:8) ക(cid:2)ട(cid:2)യ(cid:2)ടളത! ആയത പക(cid:18)ര! ഞ(cid:18)ൻ ഈ പകസ(cid:2)ത/ സ(cid:2).ഡ(cid:2).ഫയൽ (cid:17)ര(cid:2)പശ(cid:18)ധ(cid:2)ചത(cid:2)ൽ അനമ മ(cid:18)ത1 D/O പജ(cid:18)ൺ മ(cid:18)ത1 വ:45/14, 11 G Block No.1, ഒപSൻ പറ(cid:18)ഡ(cid:8), എന സ(cid:20) 04-04-2014 ത(cid:2)യത(cid:2) 18.45 മണ(cid:2)ക(cid:8) കണർ ട(cid:14)ൺ പ(cid:17)(cid:18)ല(cid:20)സ(cid:8) പ(cid:22)ഷന(cid:2)ൽ ഹ(cid:18)ജര(cid:18)യ(cid:2) SCPO 4972 നമറക(cid:18)രപന(cid:18)ട(cid:8) ഭർ,(cid:18)വ(cid:18)യ മ(cid:18)ത1 പസവ2ർ എനയ(cid:18)ൾതകത(cid:2)തര തക(cid:18)ട, തമ(cid:18)ഴ(cid:2) ത(cid:18)ൻ പത(cid:2)യ(cid:18)യ കB! നമർ 88/14 U/s 120(B), 406, 420 r/w 34 IPC പകസ(cid:2)ത/ അപന ഷണത, വഴ(cid:2) തതറ(cid:2)ക(cid:18)നള മന:പർവമ(cid:18)യ ഉപ*ശപ,(cid:18)തട തതറ(cid:18)യ ഒര പ(cid:22)റ(cid:8)തമ/(cid:8) തക(cid:18)ട,ത(c