V. Lijith v. State of Kerala
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court of Kerala allowed a petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. by the accused seeking quashing of criminal proceedings instituted for offences under Sections 143, 147, 148, 427, 447 of the IPC and Section 3 of the Explosives Substances Act, as per Section 149, due to a settlement reached between the parties and lack of public interest.
What did the court decide?
The proceedings in SC No. 96 of 2016 before the Second Additional District Court, Thalassery were quashed.