The High Court dismissed a petition seeking quashing of FIR in an Information Technology Act case. The court held that the plea requires investigation and denied quashing, directing the officer to complete inquiries within four months.
Petition disposed; no order on quashing; direction to expedite investigation within four months and file final report.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE. P.S.GOPINATHAN
MONDAY, THE 5TH DAY OF MARCH 2012/15TH PHALGUNA 1933
Crl.MC.No. 645 of 2012 ()
CRIME NO.112 OF 2012 OF KANNUR TOWN POLICE STATION
PETITIONER(S)/ACCUSED:
RINIL ROLENCE
S/O.T.A.JOHN VINCENT, SUPALITHA NILAYAM, ONDEN ROAD KANNUR.
BY ADVS.SRI.T.K.VIPINDAS
SMT.P.K.PRIYA
SRI.K.V.SREE VINAYAKAN
SRI.K.M.MUHAMMED HUSSAIN
COMPLAINANT(S)/STATE:
REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM
REPRESENTING KANNUR TOWN POLICE STATION.
ONDEN ROAD, KANNUR REPRESENTED BY HIS POWER OF ATTORNEY JOY SUNDAR AGED 48 YEARS, S/O.KUNHIKANNAN, CW 35/4055 ONDEN ROAD, KANNUR-670001.
BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.RAJESH VIJAYAN
THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05-03-2012, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
P.S.GOPINATHAN, J.
Crl.M.C.No.645 of 2012
Dated this the 5th day of March, 2012
ORDER
In this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the petitioner, seeks an order to quash all further proceedings in Annexure-A1 FIR in Crime No.112 of 2012 of Kannur Town Police Station, for offence under Section 67 of the Information Technology Act, 2000. The plea is that no offence is made out, as per the complaint accompanying the first information report.
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P.S.GOPINATHAN, JUDGE
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether the court should interfere with the investigation at this stage by quashing the FIR under Section 482 CrPC.
Whether a plea that no offence is made out justifies quashing the proceedings before the investigation is complete.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Rinil Rolence
The State of Kerala
Suraj Kumar
P.S.Gopinathan
As recorded by the court registry
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