Prasad v. State of Kerala
Case brief
What is this about?
Criminal Appeal dismissed. The appellant, convicted under the NDPS Act, was found deceased. The sentence abated and the fine appeal was dismissed due to lack of interest by legal heirs.
What did the court decide?
The Criminal Appeal is dismissed. Substantive sentence abated as appellant is deceased; fine appeal dismissed due to lack of interest by heirs.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE B.KEMAL PASHA
TUESDAY, THE 9TH DAY OF AUGUST 2016/18TH SRAVANA, 1938
CRL.A.No. 182 of 2009 ( )
SC(NDPS)NO.1/2008 SPECIAL COURT (NDPS ACT CASES), THODUPUZHA.
APPELLANT/ACCUSED:
PRASAD, S/O.KUTTAPPAN, ELAMPURAYIDATHIL, KUNTHALAMPARA KARA,KATTAPPANA, IDUKKI DISTRICT.
BY ADV. SRI.GRASHIOUS KURIAKOSE
RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT:
STATE- C.I.OF POLICE, KATTAPPANA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM.
BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SMT.S.HYMA
Parties & counsel
- appellant
PRASAD, S/O.KUTTAPPAN
- respondent
STATE- C.I.OF POLICE, KATTAPPANA
Coram
B. KEMAL PASHA
Case details
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