LAWS(KER)-2022-4-52

M.S.PAULOSE Vs. STATE OF KERALA

Decided On April 05, 2022
PAULOSE Appellant
V/S
STATE OF KERALA Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Petitioners are the accused Nos.1 and 2 in Crime No.1194 of 2018 of Muvattupuzha Police Station. Initially, a private complaint was submitted by the 2nd respondent herein, which is produced as Annexure-A4 and the same was referred by the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Muvattupuzha, to the police for investigation under Sec. 156(3) of Cr.P.C. Annexure A1 is the FIR registered consequently and the offences alleged against the petitioners are under Ss. 468, 471 and 120B of Indian Penal Code and Sec. 12 of Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867.

(2.) The averments in Annexure-A4 complaint is as follows:

(3.) The petitioners who are the accused Nos.1 and 2 therein, filed this Crl.M.C., praying for quashing the aforesaid proceedings.