Vijayan v. State of Kerala
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court allowed a petition filed by an accused to quash proceedings under Section 482 Cr.P.C. based on the acquittal of his co-accused, holding that further trial served no purpose.
What did the court decide?
Proceedings in CC No. 652 of 2010 were quashed regarding the petitioner.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.ABRAHAM MATHEW
TUESDAY, THE 10TH DAY OF JULY 2018 / 19TH ASHADHA, 1940
Crl.MC.No. 3933 of 2018
CC 652/2010 of J.M.F.C.-II,NEYYATTINKARA
CRIME NO. 184/1998 OF POZHIYOOR POLICE STATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
PETITIONER(S)/3RD ACCUSED
VIJAYAN S/O.DASAN, AGED YEARS, VADUVOORKONAM, VIRALIVILA VADAKKATHU PUTHEN VEEDU, ERICHALLOOR DESOM, KARODE VILLAGE, NEYYATTINKARA.
BY ADVS.SRI.G.SUDHEER SMT.N.P.ASHA SRI.R.HARIKRISHNAN (H-308)
RESPONDENT(S)/COMPLAINANT:
STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM, KOCHI-31.
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the High Court should quash criminal proceedings against the petitioner on the ground that his co-accused were already acquitted by the lower court.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
VIJAYAN S/O.DASAN
- respondent
STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
Coram
K. ABRAHAM MATHEW
Case details
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