Faid Faijar @ Fahad Fahajas P.P. v. State of Kerala
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court of Kerala quashed further criminal proceedings against the petitioner (second accused) in a separate complaint file. Finding that all occurrence witnesses turned hostile and no evidence existed against the accused in the first trial, the court held that continuing the trial served no purpose and allowed the petition under Article 226 of the Constitution.
What did the court decide?
All further proceedings against the petitioner in C.C. No. 2182/2014 before the Judicial First Class Magistrate's Court, Kuthuparamba are quashed.