E.P.Prithvirajan v. State of Kerala
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court of Kerala disposed of a petition under Section 482 CrPC seeking to quash criminal proceedings initiated for offences under IPC Sections 323, 334 and 34. The court recorded that the complainant had died by suicide and a new complaint was filed by the mother, leading to the disposal of the present petition not to proceed further.
What did the court decide?
No specific relief quantified; the court recorded that the prosecution case is not to be proceeded further in view of the death of the complainant and the filing of a new complaint by the mother.