Antu v. State of Kerala
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court set aside the impugned order committing the case to the Court of Session under Section 323 Cr.P.C. The court held that the Magistrate's conclusion of an offence under Section 306 IPC had no basis as key occurrence witnesses turned hostile.
What did the court decide?
Impugned order committing the case to Court of Sessions under Section 323 Cr.P.C. set aside. Case restored to Magistrate.
What the court decided
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR
WEDNESDAY, THE 11TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 22ND MAGHA 1930
Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 548 of 2006(C) -----------------------------CP.20/2005 of JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT-II, THRISSUR ....................
REVN. PETITIONER(S): ACCUSED.
ANTU, S/O.THATTIL MANDIL DEVASYA, CHAZHOOR VILLAGE, VEPPUZHA DESOM.
BY ADV. SRI.P.K.ASHOKAN SRI.M.R.VENUGOPAL
RESPONDENT(S): STATE. ------------------------------------------
STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM.
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.PUZHAKKARA MOHAMMED
THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 11/02/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether a Magistrate can commit a case to the Court of Session under Section 323 Cr.P.C when the prosecution witnesses have turned hostile and no testimony supports the alleged offence.
Whether the finding of an offence under Section 306 IPC is sustainable when occurrence witnesses did not support the prosecution version.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Antu
- respondent
State
Coram
V. Ramkumar
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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