JUDGMENT : B. Sudheendra Kumar, J. 1. The petitioner is the accused in Crime No.2629/2016 of Pathanamthitta police station. The offence alleged as per Annexure-IV Final report is the offence under Section 509 I.P.C. 2. The prosecution allegation is that the petitioner started sending messages to the 2nd respondent through Face Book from 10.7.2016 onwards, using a language, which was prurient in nature. The petitioner also used to send images to the 2nd respondent through the Face Book, which were also prurient in nature. 3. Heard. 4. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the de-facto complainant being a boy, the offence under Section 509 I.P.C. is not attracted. 5. Section 509 I.P.C. provides that who ever intending to insult the modesty of any woman, utters any word, makes any sound or gesture, or exhibits any object, intending that such word or sound shall be heard, or that such gesture or object shall be seen, by such woman, or intrudes upon the privacy of such woman, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, and also with fine. It is clear from Section 509 I.P.C. that the act committed must be with the intent to insult the modesty of any woman and with that intention, if a person utters any word, makes any sound or gesture, or exhibits any object, intending that such word or sound shall be heard, or that such gesture or object shall be seen, by such woman, or intrudes upon the privacy of such woman, the offence under Section 509 I.P.C. is attracted. In order to attract the offence under Section 509 I.P.C., the victim must be a female. Therefore, if the person against whom the act is committed is not a female, the offence under Section 509 I.P.C. will not be attracted. 6. In this case, the victim is a minor boy aged 17 years. Therefore, the offence under Section 509 I.P.C. is not attracted in this case. Consequently, no successful prosecution can be sustained. Therefore, even if the prosecution is permitted to be continued, no purpose will be served. Therefore, I am inclined to quash Annexure-IV Final Report and all further proceedings against the petitioner in Crime No.2629/2016 of Pathanamthitta police station, in exercise of the inherent power under Section 482 Cr.P.C., to meet the ends of justice and accordingly, I order so. Therefore, even if the prosecution is permitted to be continued, no purpose will be served. Therefore, I am inclined to quash Annexure-IV Final Report and all further proceedings against the petitioner in Crime No.2629/2016 of Pathanamthitta police station, in exercise of the inherent power under Section 482 Cr.P.C., to meet the ends of justice and accordingly, I order so. In the result, this Crl.M.C. stands allowed.