Full Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 1ST DAY OF FEBRUARY 2013 12TH MAGHA 193 Crl.MC.No. 747 of 2013 () ------------------------- CRIME NO. 188/2013 OF CHENGANNOOR POLICE STATION , ALAPPUZHA. ................ PETITIONER/ACCUSED: ----------------------------------- SANAL KUMAR, AGED 3 YEARS, S/O.GOPINATHAN, KIZHAKKEDATHU KIZHAKKETHIL VEEDU, PULIYOOR VILLAGE, CHENGANNUR TALUK, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.AJITH MURALI. RESPONDENTS/STATE & COMPLAINANT: ------------------------------------------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM-682 031.
2. THE SUB INSPECTOR, CHENGANNUR POLICE STATION, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT-689 121. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SMT.V.H. JASMINE. THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01-02-2013, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: rs. Crl.MC.No. 747 of 2013 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S ANNEXURES:- ANNEXURE A1 COPY OF THE FIR AND MAHAZAR IN CRIME NO.188/2013 OF CHENGANNOOR POLICE STATION DATED 28 01/2013. ANNEXURE A2 COPY OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE IN THE VEHICLE BEARING REGISTRATION NO.KL-14-B-4856. ANNEXURE A3 COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT DATED 29 01/2013. RESPONDENT'S ANNEXURES:- NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE rs. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J.
--------------------------------------- Crl. M.C. No.747 OF 201.--------------------------------------- Dated this the 1st day of February, 2013. ORDER
The petitioner is the accused in Crime No.188/2013 of Chengannur Police Station alleging offence under Section 4(1)(A) and 21(1) of the Mines and Mineral (Development & Regulation) Act, 1957. The vehicle was seized on 28.01.2013 and Annexure-A1 is a copy of the First Information Report. The prayer in the Crl.M.C is for a direction to consider the application for compounding, a copy of which is produced as Annexure-A3.
2. Heard the learned Public Prosecutor. Of course, the provisions of the Act and the Kerala Minor Mineral Concession Rules provides the provision for compounding. It is upto the 2nd respondent to consider the application for compounding in accordance with law. The Crl. M.C. is disposed of with the following directions: The application for compounding will be considered and an appropriate decision will be taken within a period of ten days and Crl.M.C.No.747/2013 2 if the offences are compounded, compounding fee will be collected and it is upto the 2nd respondent to compound the offence or not. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp