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Padmini Vs Sivasudhan — Criminal Trial and Appeal | Kerala HC (2012)

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Padmini v. Sivasudhan

Kerala HC3 Sept 2012CRL.A/469/2004

Case brief

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What is this about?

The court disposed of the criminal appeal by abating it because the respondent/accused was deceased at the time of hearing.

What the court decided

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.K.BALAKRISHNAN

MONDAY, THE 3RD DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2012/12TH BHADRA 1934

CRL.A.No. 469 of 2004 ( )

AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT IN CRLP.201/2004 DATED 17-03-2004 CC.177/2000 of J.M.F.C.-III,TRIVANDRUM

APPELLANT(S)/COMPLAINANT::

PADMINI, W/O. KUMARAN NAIR, LEKSHMI GARDENS, KARIYAVATTOM P.O. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADVS.SRI.G.P.SHINOD SRI.RAM MOHAN.G. SRI.MANU V.

RESPONDENT(S)/ACCUSED::

1. SIVASUDHAN, WORKER, ACID PLANTS

(SECTION), TITANIUM PRODUCTS, KOCHUVELI P.O.

Parties & counsel

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appellant
Padmini
appellant
Sivasudhan
appellant
State of Kerala

Coram

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Case details

As recorded by the court registry

Court: Kerala HC
Decided on: 3 Sept 2012 · September
Registered: 19 Mar 2004
Case no.: CRL.A/469/2004

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Padmini v. Sivasudhan, CRL.A/469/2004 (KL), decided on 3 September 2012.

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Bench / Coram

N. K. Balakrishnan

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Outcome

Disposed

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

When the respondent/accused in a criminal appeal dies before the disposal of the appeal, the appeal stands abated. This court accepted the representation of the death of the accused and abated the present appeal without further examination.

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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.

2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY

THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA

ERNAKULAM.

BY ADV. SRI.P.PARAMESWARAN NAIR FOR R1 BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. ROY THOMAS

THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 03-09-2012, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

ds

N.K. BALAKRISHNAN, J.

Crl.Appeal No: 469 of 2004

Dated this the 3^rd day of September, 2012

J U D G M E N T

It is represented that the respondent/accused is no

more. Hence, this appeal stands abated.

Sd/N.K. BALAKRISHNAN, JUDGE

//True Copy//

P.A. to Judge

jjj

N. K. Balakrishnan

CNR

KLHC010106722004

Topic

Criminal Trial and Appeal

Bench

N.k.balakrishnan

Disposal

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