Prasad v. State of Kerala
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court of Kerala allowed a criminal miscellaneous petition under Section 482 CrPC to quash the final report in an excise case, relying on a previous order in a related petition.
What did the court decide?
The petition is allowed and the Annexure-E final report is quashed.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE. P.S.GOPINATHAN
MONDAY, THE 2ND DAY OF APRIL 2012/13TH CHAITHRA 1934
Crl.MC.No. 932 of 2012 ()
CR.38/2011 of CHALAKUDY EXCISE RANGE, THRISSUR DISTRICT ON THE FILE OF THE J.M.F.C. , CHALAKUDY
PETITIONERS/ACCUSED NOS.1 AND 2:
- PRASAD
- S/O.RAMAN, PONNAMBALATH HOUSE, KUDAPPUZHA DESOM KIZHEKKE CHALAKKUDY VILLAGE, MUKUNDAPURAM TALUK
- THRISSUR DISTRICT.
- PRAJEESH
- S/O.RAJAN, THAYYIL HOUSE, KUZHIKKATTUSSERI DESOM
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petition under Section 482 of CrPC to quash the final report is maintainable given the discrepancy in chemical examination reports.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Prasad
- petitioner
Prajeesh
- respondent
State of Kerala
Coram
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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