Balaji v. State of Kerala
Case brief
What is this about?
Criminal appeal challenging conviction under the Abkari Act for possession of arrack. The High Court acquitted the appellant, holding that independent corroboration of seizure was lacking to sustain the prosecution case.
What did the court decide?
Conviction and sentence set aside; accused acquitted and set at liberty.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.D.RAJAN
MONDAY, THE 29TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2016/10TH PHALGUNA, 1937
CRL.A.NO. 1037 OF 2004 ( )
AGAINST THE JUDGMENT IN SC NO.597/2002 OF ADDITIONAL SESSIONS JUDGE (FAST TRACK-I), ALAPPUZHA DATED 18.04.2002
APPELLANT(S)/ACCUSED :
BALAJI, KAKKANATTU VEEDU, VETTIYAR MURI, VETTIYAR VILLAGE, MAVELIKARA.
BY ADV. SRI.R.PADMAKUMAR
RESPONDENT(S)/STATE :
STATE OF KERALA - REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM.
BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.DHANESH MATHEW MANJOORAN
Parties & counsel
- appellant
BALAJI
- respondent
STATE OF KERALA
Coram
P.D. RAJAN
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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