2025:KER:22291 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.G.ARUN MONDAY, THE 17TH DAY OF MARCH 2025 / 26TH PHALGUNA, 1946 CRL.MC NO. 2526 OF 2025 CRIME NO.342/2011 OF Nedumkandam Police Station, Idukki CC NO.111 OF 2017 OF CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, THRISSUR PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.12: JINO MATHEW AGED 39 YEARS S/O MATHEW EDAPPARAKKAL (H), 7TH MILE GRAMATTAM PAMPADY KOTTAYAM, PIN – 686502. BY ADVS. B.SURJITH ARUN JOSE THOMAS RAHANA JOSE LIJO JOSEPH AKSHAYA REGHU RESPONDENT/STATE/DE FACTO COMPLAINANTS: 1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, PIN – 682031. 2 P M CHAKKOCHAN AGED 67 YEARS S/O MATHEW PUTHUPPARAMBIL, THANANIMOODU, NEDUMKANDAM, IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN – 685553. 3 LEEYTHALI S/O IBRAHIM, PUTHANVEETTIL T-BHAGAM, NEDUMKANDAM, IDUKKI DISTRICT KERALA, PIN – 685553. 4 MUHAMMAD NASEER AGED 63 YEARS 2025:KER:22291 CRL.MC NO. 2526 OF 2025 2 S/O PAREETH, KANNU MALIYEKKAL, THANANIMOODU NEDUMKANDAM, IDUKKI DISTRICT KERALA, PIN – 685553. 5 DAMODARAN AGED 69 YEARS SO RAMAKRISHNAN, MOORIKANATTUSHERI, THANANIMOODU, NEDUMKANDAM, IDUKKI DISTRICT KERALA, PIN – 685553. 6 DANIEL AGED 69 YEARS S/O CHANDI, KANAKKALIL, THANANIMOODU, NEDUMKANDAM, IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN – 685553. 7 NOUFAL NASEER AGED 69 YEARS SO NASEER, MALIYEKKAL, THANANIMOODU NEDUMKANDAM, IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN - 685553 8 NISSAM AGED 45 YEARS SO KAMARUDHEEN SHAINIMANSIL, AMBALAPPARA, NEDUMKDAM, IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN - 685553 9 MATHEW AGED 56 YEARS SO RAPHAEL ANTHIKATTU, THANANIMOODU NEDUMKANDAM, IDUKKI DISTRICT KERALA, PIN - 685553 0 UMMEIBAN NASEER AGED 62 YEARS WIFE OF MUHAMMAD NASEER MALIYEKKAL, THANANIMOODU NEDUMKANDAM, IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN - 685553 11 ROSAMMA CHACKO AGED 62 YEARS WIFE OF CHAKOCHAN, PUTHUPPARAMBIL, THANANIMOODU NEDUMKANDAM, IDUKKI DISTRICT, PIN - 685553 12 CATHERINE AGED 39 YEARS D/O CHACKOCHAN, PUTHUPPARAMBIL, THANANIMOODU NEDUMKANDAM IDUKKI DISTRICT KERALA, PIN - 685553 13 JOSEPH AGED 43 YEARS SO CHACKOCHAN PUTHUPPARAMBIL, THANANIMOODU NEDUNKANDAM, IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN - 685553 2025:KER:22291 CRL.MC NO. 2526 OF 2025 3 14 MATHEW AGED 43 YEARS SO CHACKOCHAN, PUTHUPPARAMBIL, THANANIMOODU, NEDUNKANDAM, IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN – 685553. 15 BIJI AGED 44 YEARS S/O CHACKOCHAN PUTHUPPARAMBIL, THANANIMOODU, NEDUMKANDAM, IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN – 685553. 16 P.C. SHAMUEL AGED 72 YEARS S/O CHACKOCHAN, KAKKANATTU, THANANIMOODU, NEDUMKANDAM, IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN – 685553. 17 KUNJAMMA SHAMUEL AGED 68 YEARS WIFE OF P.C. SHAMUEL KAKKANATTU, THANANIMOODU, NEDUMKANDAM, IDUKKI DISTRICT KERALA, PIN – 685553. 18 THAMBI AGED 64 YEARS S/O CHACKOCHAN, KAKKANATTU, THANANIMOODU NEDUMKANDAM, IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN – 685553. 19 MARYKUTTY AGED 78 YEARS WIFE OF RAPHAEL, ANTHIKAD CHINAKANAL, NEDUMKANDAM, IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN - 685553 0 BINU AGED 49 YEARS S/O RAPHAEL, ANTHIKAD, CHINNAKKANAL VILLAGE,, UDUMBANCHOLA TALUK, IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN – 685554. 21 D.K. PANKAJAM AGED 64 YEARS WIFE OF DAMODARAN, MURIKKKANATTUSERRY, THANIMOODU, PARATHODE VILLAGE, IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN – 685571. 22 PRASHANTH AGED 38 YEARS S/O DAMODARAN, MURIKKKANATTUSERRY, THANANIMOODU, PARATHODE VILLAGE, IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN – 685571. 2025:KER:22291 CRL.MC NO. 2526 OF 2025 4 23 SHOSHAMMA AGED 64 YEARS WIFE OF DANIEL, KANNAKKALI, THANANIMOODU, PARATHODE VILLAGE, IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN – 685571. 24 RAJIMOL AGED 40 YEARS D/O DANIEL, KANNAKKALI, THANANIMOODU, PARATHODE VILLAGE, IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN – 685571. 25 RAJEEV AGED 40 YEARS S/O PRABHAKARAN, RAJEEV BHAVAN, THANANIMOODU, PARATHODE VILLAGE, IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN – 685571. 26 LEELAMMA AGED 66 YEARS WIFE OF PRABHAKARAN, RAJEEV BHAVAN, THANANIMOODU, PARATHODE VILLAGE, IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN – 685571. 27 SOUMYA JOHN AGED 38 YEARS D/O JOHN, VAIKUNNEL, THANANIMOODU, PARATHODE VILLAGE, IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN – 685571. 28 PONNAMMA AGED 61 YEARS WIFE OF KUTTAPPAN, VAIKUNNEL, THANANIMOODU, PARATHODE VILLAGE, IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN – 685571. 29 NITHIN KUMAR AGED 37 YEARS WIFE OF KUTTAPPAN, VAIKUNNEL, THANANIMOODU, PARATHODE VILLAGE, IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN – 685571. 0 ELIZABETH THANKACHAN AGED 66 YEARS WIFE OF THANKACHAN, MAYILAPRA, PARATHODE, IDUKKI DISTRICT, PIN – 685571. 31 A.N. MADHAVAN PILLAI AGED 86 YEARS S/O NARAYANAN PILLAI, ADHITRA BHAVAN, PARATHODE, NEDUMKANDAM TOWN, IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN – 685553. 2025:KER:22291 CRL.MC NO. 2526 OF 2025 5 32 NISHAD ABDUL WAHID AGED 45 YEARS S/O ABDUL WAHID, CHARIVILIYILPUTHANVEETIL HOUSE, ANCHEKKAR, NEDUMKANDAM, IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN – 685553. 33 CICILY ALEX AGED 57 YEARS WIFE OF ALEX, KALLUR HOUSE, THANANIMOODU, PARATHODE VILLAGE, IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN – 685571. 34 PREETAMOL JOSEPH AGED 45 YEARS WIFE OF JOSEPH, PUTHEPARAMBIL HOUSE, THANANIMOODU, PARATHODE VILLAGE, IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN – 685571. 35 SELINA SEBASTIAN AGED 73 YEARS WIFE OF SEBASTIAN, BEEJU BHAVAN, THANANIMOODU, PARATHODE VILLAGE, IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN – 685571. 36 THAJUDDIN HANEEFFA AGED 45 YEARS KARUPPU KANDATHIL HOUSE, THANANIMOODU, PARATHODE VILLAGE, IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN – 685571. 37 DENNI JACOB AGED 45 YEARS JACOB HOUSE, THIRUMANAKKAVIL, THANANIMOODU, PARATHODE VILLAGE, IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN – 685571. 38 BINSI BIJO AGED 41 YEARS WIFE OF BIJO, PULICHAMAKAL HOUSE, THANANIMOODU, PARATHODE VILLAGE, IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN – 685571. 39 FATIMA BEEVI AGED 78 YEARS WIFE OF AHMED, MADAKKALIL HOUSE, THANANIMOODU, PARATHODE VILLAGE, IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN – 685571. 0 OMANA KUTTAN AGED 64 YEARS S/O SUKUMARAN, KANDAKASSERY HOUSE, MINOR CITY, 2025:KER:22291 CRL.MC NO. 2526 OF 2025 6 NEDUMKANDAM, IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN – 685571. 41 LISY JOHN AGED 43 YEARS WIFE OF JOHN MATHEW, PODIMATTATHIL HOUSE, NEAR NETITHOZHU CO-OPERATIVE BANK, NETITHOZHU KARAYIL, ANAKKARA, IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN – 685571. 42 LAISAMMA MONICHAN AGED 50 YEARS WIFE OF MONICHAN, OONKAL HOUSE, THANANIMOODU, PARATHODE VILLAGE, IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN – 685571. 43 JESSY PETER AGED 50 YEARS WIFE OF PETER, NAINAN HOUSE, CHINNAKKANAL, IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN - 685618 44 ABDUL RAHIMAN AGED 80 YEARS S/O MAITHIN RAVUTHAR, MADAKKALIL HOUSE, NEDUMKANDAM PANCHAYATH, 6TH WARD, IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN – 685553. 45 ANITHA SOMAN AGED 52 YEARS WIFE OF SOMAN, MUTHIRAPARAMBIL HOUSE, PARATHODE VILLAGE, IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA., PIN - 685571 46 SHEEBA YUSUF AGED 55 YEARS WIFE OF YUSUF, MADAKKALIL HOUSE, THANANIMOODU, NEDUMKANDAM, IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN – 685553. 47 SOPHIYA SEBASTIAN AGED 48 YEARS DAUGHTER OF T.C. JOHN, VAIKUNNEL HOUSE, THIRUVALLAPADI, NEDUMKANDAM, IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN – 685553. 48 PRAMOD DAS AGED 41 YEARS SON OF DAMODARAN, MURIKKANATTUSHERI HOUSE, THANANIMOODU, IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA., PIN – 685553. 49 SELIN BIJU AGED 47 YEARS WIFE OF BIJU, CHELAPPURATHU HOUSE, THANANIMOODU, NEAR MANIKANDAPURAM TEMPLE, IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA, 2025:KER:22291 CRL.MC NO. 2526 OF 2025 7 PIN – 685553. 50 P.J. JOSEPH AGED 79 YEARS SON OF P.T. JOSEPH, PULICHMAKKAL HOUSE, NEAR THIRUVALLAPADI, THANANIMOODU, IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN – 685553. 51 BAIJU P.B AGED 47 YEARS S/O BHASKARAN, PULAPPKALUNKAL HOUSE, NEDUMKANDAM, IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN – 685553. 52 SIBI A.R AGED 53 YEARS S/O RAPHAEL, ANTHIKAD HOUSE, CHINNAKKANAL, IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN – 685618. 53 VASUNDARAN D.S AGED 67 YEARS S/O DEEVAKARAN, SREERAGAM HOUSE, NEAR A N S FACTORY, NEDUMKANDAM, IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN – 685553. 54 M.M. ANTONY AGED 89 YEARS S/O MATHAI, MANAPPURATHU HOUSE, THANANIMOODU, IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN – 685553. 55 AMMINI AMMA AGED 72 YEARS WIFE OF P.V. PAULOSE, PADIPPPURAYKKAL HOUSE, PRAYARDARSINI COLONY ROAD, ADIMALI, IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN – 685561. SMT. PUSHPALATHA. M.K, SR.PP. THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17.03.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: 2025:KER:22291 CRL.MC NO. 2526 OF 2025 8 ORDER This Crl.M.C is filed seeking to quash the final report and further proceedings in C.C No.111 of 2017 pending on the files of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Thrissur, wherein the petitioner figures as the 12th accused. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that his client is an employee of the 1st accused Company and, on his own, had not deceived any person into depositing amounts in the schemes floated by the Company nor made any illegal gain out of such deposit. 2. I heard the learned Public Prosecutor also. 3. In order to answer the contentions raised, this Court will have to appreciate the evidence which cannot be done in exercise of the power under Section 528 of BNSS. Moreover, as the charge is yet to be framed, appropriate remedy is to move the trial court for discharge. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that large number of cases are pending against his client and the trial court 2025:KER:22291 CRL.MC NO. 2526 OF 2025 9 may therefore be directed to consider the discharge petition, without insisting on petitioner’s personal appearance. The Crl.M.C is accordingly dismissed, without prejudice to the petitioner’s right to seek discharge and with a direction to the court below to pass a reasoned order on the petition for discharge, if filed. If the petitioner submits an application seeking exemption from personal appearance, appropriate orders may be passed on the application, considering the pendency of large number of cases against him. Sd/- V.G.ARUN JUDGE Sru 2025:KER:22291 CRL.MC NO. 2526 OF 2025 10 APPENDIX OF CRL.MC 2526/2025 PETITIONER’S ANNEXURES Annexure A1 CERTIFIED COPY OF THE FIRST INFORMATION REPORT IN CRIME NO.342/2011 OF NEDUMKANDAM POLICE STATION Annexure A1A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE FIRST INFORMATION STATEMENT IN CRIME.NO.342/2011 OF NEDUMKANDAM POLICE STATION, DATED 27.06.2011 Annexure A2 CERTIFIED COPY OF THE FINAL REPORT DATED 30.03.2017, IN C.C. NO. 111/2017, PENDING BEFORE THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE COURT, THRISSUR,