Salim v. State of Kerala
Case brief
What is this about?
The Court allowed the Criminal Miscellaneous Petitions seeking quashing of criminal proceedings based on mutual settlement between parties, finding no public interest involved.
What did the court decide?
The proceedings in Crime Nos. 890/2017 and 891/2017 are quashed.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.ABRAHAM MATHEW
TUESDAY, THE 20TH DAY OF JUNE 2017/30TH JYAISHTA, 1939
Crl.MC.No. 3135 of 2017 ()
--------------------------CRIME NO. 891/2017 OF PERUMBAVOOR POLICE STATION, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT.
PETITIONER(S):
SALIM, AGED 50, S/O. ABDUL RAHMAN KUTTY, KUPPASSERY HOUSE, KANAMPARAMBU, EZHIPRAM, MARAMPILLY, PERUMBAVOOR.
BY ADVS.SRI.S.RENJITH,
SRI.S.UNNIKRISHNAN (NELLAD).
RESPONDENT(S):
1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM-682 031.
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the proceedings in the criminal cases might be quashed upon settlement.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Salim
- respondent
State of Kerala
- respondent
Divakaran
Coram
Case details
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