The Kerala High Court dismissed a criminal miscellaneous petition filed by an accused petitioner challenging the order summoning him as an additional witness in a criminal case.
The criminal miscellaneous case was dismissed with no merit found in the petitioner's contentions.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT :
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.BASHEER
FRIDAY, THE 3RD OCTOBER 2008 / 11TH ASWINA 1930
Crl.MC.No. 269 of 2006 ----------------------------CC.98/2004 of JUDL.FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE'S COURT, NO.II, PEERUMEDU) ....................
PETITIONER(S): ACCUSED ---------------------FR.MATHEW PUTHUMANA, DIRECTOR, MEDICAL TRUST HOSPITAL, MUNDAKKAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.JACOB SEBASTIAN SRI.M.A.RASHID SRI.MATHEW SUNNY
RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT -------------------------STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM.
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.MUHAMMED PUZHAKKARA.
THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 03/10/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
A.K. Basheer, J.
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Crl.M.C. No. 269 of 2006
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Dated this the 3rd day of October, 2008 ORDER
Petitioner who is stated to be one of the Directors of Medical Trust Hospital, Mundakkayam has filed this petition impugning the direction issued to him by the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, No.II, Peerumedu to appear before the Court as “an additional witness” in C.C.No.98/2004.
raised by the petitioner.
Crl.M.C is dismissed.
A.K. Basheer Judge.
an.
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the Judicial Magistrate was justified in summoning the Director of Medical Trust Hospital as an additional witness.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Fr. Mathew Puthumana
State of Kerala
A.K. Basheer
As recorded by the court registry
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