RMP Info Tech Pvt. Ltd. and others v. State of Kerala and others

# **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** # **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE ZIYAD RAHMAN A.A. WEDNESDAY, THE 21[ST] DAY OF DECEMBER 2022 / 30TH AGRAHAYANA, 1944** **CRL.MC NO. 5582 OF 2022** **AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT CC 152/2021 OF CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE , KALEPETTA** **PETITIONER/ACCUSED NOS 1 TO 6 AND 9 TO 30:** 1 RMP INFO TEC PVT.LTD. COMPANY AGED 55 YEARS REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, DAVAL CHANDAN, APPOLO, DUBAI PLAZA BUILDING, MAHALINGAPURAM ROAD, CHENNAI, PIN - 600034 2 DAVAL CHANDRAN AGED 55 YEARS, S/O. JAWAHARMAL CHANDRAN, H.NO. 25, (OLD NO. 12-1), PERUMALMUTHALI STREET, ROYALPETTA, CHENNAI, PIN - 600014 3 PRAVEEN KUMAR CHANDAN AGED 48 YEARS, S/O. JAWAHARMAL CHANDAN, H.NO. 25, (OLD NO. 12-1), PERUMALMUTHALI STREET, ROYALPETTA, CHENNAI, PIN - 600014 4 DILEEP KUMAR CHANDAN AGED 44 YEARS, S/O. JAWAHARMAL CHANDAN, H.NO. 25, (OLD NO. 12-1), PERUMALMUTHALI STREET, ROYALPETTA, CHENNAI, PIN - 600014 5 RAJESH KUMAR CHANDAN AGED 41 YEARS, S/O. JAWAHARMAL CHANDAN, 2 ## Crl.M.C No.5582 of 2022 H.NO. 25, (OLD NO. 12-1), PERUMALMUTHALI STREET, ROYALPETTA, CHENNAI, PIN - 600014 6 T. DAYALAN AGED 42 YEARS, S/O. THUKKURAMAN, PLOT NO. 57-1/KGR NAGAR, KATTUPAKKAM P.O, THIRUVALLUR DISTRICT, CHENNAI, PIN - 600056 7 SAJI PARAKKAL AGED 51 YEARS, S/O. P.M. ANTONY, PARAKKAL HOUSE, PATTIKKAD P.O, THRISSUR, PIN - 680652 8 JAMES MATHEW AGED 51 YEARS, S/O. MATHEW, SNEHASANDRAM, KANNORA, PATTIKKAD P.O, THRISSUR, PIN - 680652 9 RENNY VARGHESE AGED 51 YEARS, S/O. VARGHESE, CHETTIYAMKUDIYIL HOUSE, PEEDIKAPARAMBIL, VADAKKANCHERY, PALAKKAD, PIN - 678683 10 ABHILASH THOMAS AGED 41 YEARS, S/O. THOMAS, KANAKKANAD HOUSE, MOOLAMKAVU P.O., SULTHANBATHERY, WAYANAD, PIN - 673592 11 NABEEL MOHAMMED AGED 44 YEARS, S/O. P.A. MOHAMMED IBRAHIM, ORCHID MEDOW, D15, KUSUMAGIRI P.O., KAKKANAD, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682030 12 MUBEEL MOHAMMED AGED 41 YEARS S/O. P.A. MOHAMMED IBRAHIM, ORCHID MEDOW, D15, KUSUMAGIRI P.O., KAKKANAD, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682030 13 C.V. SUNIL KUMAR AGED 62 YEARS, S/O. VELAYUDHEN, CHERAYATH HOUSE, CHETTUPUZHA P.O, THRISSUR, PIN - 3 ## Crl.M.C No.5582 of 2022 ||680012| |---|---| |14|STEEPHAN T.V.| ||AGED 61 YEARS, S/O. VAREETH,| ||THALAKKOTTOOR HOUSE, ERANALLOOR P.O.,| ||KECHERY, THRISSUR, PIN - 680501| |15|K.B. SUNILBABU| ||AGED 57 YEARS, S/O. BHASKARAN,| ||KUNNEL HOUSE, KUMBALANGI SOUTH P.O.,| ||ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682007| |16|P. SUNIL KUMAR| ||AGED 48 YEARS, S/O. APPU NAIR @ NANU NAIR,| ||POTTUNAD HOUSE, AYYAPPANKAVU, MULAYAM,| ||THRISSUR, PIN - 680654| |17|SREEJITH NAIR @ SREEJITH P.K.| ||AGED 47 YEARS, S/O. KUNJANANTHAN,| ||PUTHAN VEEDU, KARANI P.O., WAYANAD, PIN - 673591| |18|ARCHITH RAMESH @ ARCHITH| ||AGED 39 YEARS, S/O. RAMESH,| ||NELLURAD HOUSE, PANAMARAM P.O., WAYANAD, PIN -| ||670721| |19|SAJEEV KALPETTA @ SAJEEV V.P.| ||AGED 51 YEARS, S/O. VENUGOPAL,| ||VINEETH HOUSE, PINAMKODE ROAD, KALPETTA,| ||WAYANAD, PIN - 673121| |20|SREEJITH S.R.| ||AGED 41 YEARS, S/O. RAMACHANDRAN,| ||SAKTHEESWARATH HOUSE, KARANI P.O., WAYANAD, PIN -| ||673591| |21|ARUN THOMAS| ||AGED 40 YEARS, S/O. THOMAS,| ||KAKKANATTU HOUSE, MOOLAMKAVU P.O.,| ||SULTHANBATHERY, WAYANAD, PIN - 673592| |22|ANEESH VARGHESE| 4 Crl.M.C No.5582 of 2022 ||AGED 43 YEARS, S/O. VARGHESE,| |---|---| ||THEKKEMATTATHIL VEEDU, CHETTAPPALAM P.O.,| ||PULPALLY, WAYANAD, PIN - 673579| |23|K.J. MATHEW| ||AGED 56 YEARS, S/O. JOSEPH,| ||KUNNUMPURATH HOUSE, CHALICHIRA,| ||ELANJITHANAM P.O., CHANGANACHERRY, KOTTAYAM, PIN -| ||686508| |24|REJI A.L.| ||AGED 54 YEARS, S/O. LONAPPAN,| ||PUTHENPARAMBIL HOUSE, PUTHENKUNNU P.O.,| ||BATHERY, WAYANAD, PIN - 673595| |25|SAJI THOMAS @ SAJI MADAKKARA| ||AGED 56 YEARS, S/O. THOMAS,| ||PANACHUMOOTTIL HOUSE, MADAKIANA, NENMENI, WAYANAD| ||NOW RESIDING AT MAMMUNNIPADY, EANGAPPUZHA,| ||WAYANAD, PIN - 673586| |26|THOMAS CHULLIYODU @ O.S. THOMAS| ||AGED 61 YEARS, S/O. THOMAS,| ||OLIKKAL HOUSE, NENMENI, KOLIYADI,| ||SULTHANBATHERY, WAYANAD, PIN - 673593| |27|BINOY KURIAN| ||AGED 50 YEARS, S/O. KURIAN,| ||PUTHENPARAMBIL HOUSE, PUTHENKUNNU P.O.,| ||NENMENI, SULTHANBATHERY, WAYANAD, PIN - 673593| |28|ADV. ELIAS PAUL| ||AGED 66 YEARS, S/O. PAILY MATHEW,| ||UDUMATH HOUSE, SULTHANBATHERY,| ||KOTTAKUNNU, WAYANAD, PIN - 670645| ||BY ADVS.| ||P.MOHANDAS (ERNAKULAM)| ||K.SUDHINKUMAR| ||S.K.ADHITHYAN| ||SABU PULLAN| 5 ## Crl.M.C No.5582 of 2022 GOKUL D. SUDHAKARAN K.P.SATHEESAN (SR.) ## **RESPONDENT/STATE, COMPLAINANT AND DEFACTO COMPLAINANT:** |1|STATE OF KERALA| |---|---| ||REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,| ||HIGH COURT OF KERALA, EMAKULAM, PIN - 682031| |2|THE DETECTIVE INSPECTOR| ||CBCID, EOW-III, KOZHIKODE, PIN - 673001| |3|MAHESH M.C.| ||AGED 42 YEARS, S/O. CHANDRAN,| ||MELEPATTIL VEEDU, CHUNAKKA,| ||MEPPADI P.O., WAYANAD, PIN - 673577| |4|RAJAN C.| ||AGED 42 YEARS, S/O. CHUNDALLA,| ||CHULAKKA, MEPPADI P.O., WAYANAD, PIN - 673577| |5|VASU C.| ||AGED 68 YEARS, S/O. KUTTAPPAN,| ||CHEMABTHE HOUSE, MANKUNNU, MEPPADI,| ||WAYANAD, PIN - 673577| |6|JOMON VINCENT| ||AGED 39 YEARS, S/O. VINCENT,| ||VADAKKEDATH HOUSE, VADUVANCHAL,| ||WAYANAD, PIN - 673581| |7|ARAVINDAKSHAN| ||AGED 42 YEARS, S/O. A.K. KUNJU,| ||ARIYAKKOTTIL HOUSE, CHOLLAMALA, MEPPADI,| ||WAYANAD, PIN - 673577| |8|JOHNSON VARGHESE| ||AGED 52 YEARS, S/O. VARGHESE,| ||ARUKAVALI HOUSE, CHENNANGODE P.O.,| ||VATTACHOLA, WAYANAD, PIN - 673581| 6 Crl.M.C No.5582 of 2022 - 9 BAIJU V.V. AGED 46 YEARS, S/O. VARKEY, VAZHAYIL VEEDU, KENICHIRA, WAYANAD, PIN - 673596 - 10 FELIX RAJESH AGED 43 YEARS, S/O. JOSEPH ANTONY, RAJESH VILLA, NEAR MOOPPANAD MASJID, MEPPADI, WAYANAD, PIN - 673577 - 11 SHAJI LAWRANCE AGED 48 YEARS, S/O. LAWRANCE, ARAKKALPARAMBIL HOUSE, MOOPPANAD, MEPPADI P.O., WAYANAD, PIN - 673577 - 12 ROSILY JOSEPH AGED 69 YEARS, D/O. JOSEPH, MADATHILPARAMBIL HOUSE, MOOPPANAD, MEPPADI P.O., WAYANAD, PIN - 673577 13 SONY JACOB AGED 50 YEARS, S/O. JACOB, THAZHATHEKUDY VEEDU, MEENANGADI, WAYANAD, PIN - 673122 14 JOHN P.V. AGED 59 YEARS, S/O. P. VARGHESE, PATTATHIL VEEDU, PUTHOORVAYAL, WAYANAD, PIN - 673577 15 SANOJ PANICKER @ SREE GANESH AGED 42 YEARS, S/O. BALASUBRAMANIAM, NEAR SAGAR THEATRE, SULTHANBATHERY P.O., WAYANAD, PIN - 673592 16 JILSON AGED 44 YEARS, S/O. JOSEPH, PARAYIL HOUSE, PULPALLY, WAYANAD, PIN - 673579 17 MOHANANPILLAI AGED 66 YEARS, S/O. VASUDEVANPILLAI, 7 Crl.M.C No.5582 of 2022 VELLARIVAYAL, MOOPPANAD VILLAGE, CHELLALANKODU P.O.,WAYANAD, PIN - 673581 BY ADV K.K.RAJEEV ADV. SREEJA. V - PP **THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21.12.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:** 8 Crl.M.C No.5582 of 2022 ## **O R D E R** The petitioners are the accused Nos 1 to 6 and 9 to 30 in Crime No.457/CR/EOW III/KKD/11 of 2019 of Crime Branch which is now pending as C.C 152/2021 before the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Kalapetta. The offences alleged against the petitioners are punishable under Sections 3 and 4 of the Prize Chit and Money Circulation Schemes (Banning) Act 1978 and also under Section 420 read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code. Annexure-I is the Final Report submitted by the Police. The respondent Nos. 3 to 17 are the victims of the Crime. This Crl.MC is filed for quashing all further proceedings pursuant to Annexure-I. 2. Heard Sri.P.Mohandas the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, Smt. Sreeja V, the learned Public Prosecutor appearing for the State and Sri. K.K.Rajeev, the learned counsel appearing for the respondents 3 to 17. 3. The prayer for quashing the above proceedings is sought for by the petitioners on the ground that, the dispute 9 Crl.M.C No.5582 of 2022 between the parties has been settled and to substantiate the same, the injured persons have sworn Annexures-II to XVI affidavits respectively. The aforesaid affidavits indicate that, the matter has been settled and the injured persons have no subsisting grievance against the petitioners herein. They also conveyed that they have no objection in quashing the proceedings against the petitioners herein. The learned counsel for the respondents Nos.3 to 17/injured persons also confirmed the same. The learned Public Prosecutor upon instructions submitted that the veracity of the settlement was verified by the Station House officer concerned and before the SHO also, the injured persons have reiterated that, they do not have any objection in quashing the proceedings as they have no subsisting grievance against the petitioners herein. 4. Going through the materials available on record, it is discernible that, the dispute is basically private in nature and on account of settlement arrived at between the parties, no purpose would be served if the proceedings against the petitioners herein were allowed to continue. In such circumstances, the chances of a successful prosecution are very bleak. Therefore, I am of the view 10 Crl.M.C No.5582 of 2022 that going by the decision in **Gian Singh v. State of Punjab and Another [2012(4) KLT 108],** this is a fit case in which the powers of this Court under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure can be invoked. Accordingly, this Crl.M.C. is allowed. Annexure-I Final Report in Crime No.457/CR/EOW III/KKD/11 of 2019 of Crime Branch and all further proceedings in C.C.152/2021 pending before the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Kalapetta as against the petitioners who are the accused Nos 1 to 6 and 9 to 30 are hereby quashed. Sd/- **ZIYAD RAHMAN A.A** **JUDGE** rpk 11 Crl.M.C No.5582 of 2022 ## **APPENDIX OF CRL.MC 5582/2022** ## PETITIONER ANNEXURES Annexure1 CERTIFIED COPY OF THE FINAL REPORT FILED BY THE CRIME BRANCH BEFORE THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE'S COURT, KALPETTA Annexure-II AFFIDAVIT OF THE 3RD RESPONDENT Annexure-III AFFIDAVIT OF THE 4TH RESPONDENT Annexure-IV AFFIDAVIT OF THE 5TH RESPONDENT Annexure-V AFFIDAVIT OF THE 6TH RESPONDENT Annexure-VI AFFIDAVIT OF THE 7TH RESPONDENT Annexure-VII AFFIDAVIT OF THE 8TH RESPONDENT Annexure-VIII AFFIDAVIT OF THE 9TH RESPONDENT Annexure-IX AFFIDAVIT OF THE 10TH RESPONDENT Annexure-X AFFIDAVIT OF THE 11TH RESPONDENT Annexure-XI AFFIDAVIT OF THE 12TH RESPONDENT Annexure-XII AFFIDAVIT OF THE 13TH RESPONDENT Annexure-XIII AFFIDAVIT OF THE 14TH RESPONDENT Annexure-XIV AFFIDAVIT OF THE 15TH RESPONDENT Annexure-XV AFFIDAVIT OF THE 16TH RESPONDENT Annexure-XVI AFFIDAVIT OF THE 17TH RESPONDENT Annexure-XVII TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 18-09-2020 IN CRL.M.C.NO. 266/2020 Annexure-XVIII TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 17-05-2021 IN CRL.M.C.NO. 1841/2021