Jothish v. State
Case brief
What is this about?
In this criminal revision, the High Court modified the death of first accused to pay a fine instead of rigorous imprisonment. The bench held that jail sentence is not mandatory for Section 324 IPC, thus allowing the revision partly.
What did the court decide?
The first accused is sentenced to pay a fine of $5,000/-, under Section 324 of the IPC, in default to undergo simple imprisonment for one month.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS
TUESDAY, THE 18TH DAY OF MARCH 2014/27TH PHALGUNA, 1935
Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 1980 of 2010 ( )
CRL.APPEAL 55/06 AND Crl.RP 65/2006 of SESSIONS COURT,THRISSUR CC 521/2000 of J.M.F.C.,CHAVAKKAD
REVISION PETITIONER/APPELLANT/ACCUSED NO.1:
JOTHISH, S/O.RAMAKRISHNAN, PERINGATT HOUSE, EZHAMKALLU DESOM VATANAPPALLY VILLAGE, THRISSUR DISTRICT.
BY ADV. SRI.P.VIJAYA BHANU
RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT:
STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM.
BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, SHRI THOMAS J AMBOOKEN
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the conviction of the first accused under Section 324 of the IPC should be modified regarding the sentence imposed.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
JOTHISH, S/O.RAMAKRISHNAN
- respondent
STATE OF KERALA
Coram
M.L. JOSEPH FRANCIS
Case details
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