Bhagyavathy v. State of Kerala
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What is this about?
The High Court of Kerala observed that the sole accused in a POCSO case died on 04.11.2020. Relying on this fact and evidence of death, the Court recorded that the appeals filed against his acquittal were abated.
What did the court decide?
The captioned appeals filed against the acquittal of the deceased sole accused were recorded as abated.
What the court decided
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.HARIPRASAD
&
THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE M.R.ANITHA
THURSDAY, THE 12TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2020 / 21ST KARTHIKA, 1942
CRL.A.No.1361 OF 2019
AGAINST THE JUDGMENT DATED 30-09-2019 IN SC NO. 401/2017 OF I ADDITIONAL SESSIONS COURT (SPECIAL COURT UNDER POCSO ACT), PALAKKAD
CRIME NO.240-A/2017 OF Walayar Police Station , Palakkad
APPELLANT/COMPLAINANT:
STATE OF KERALA REP. BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA.
BY SENIOR PUBLIC PROSECUTORS SRI.NICHOLAS JOSEPH & SRI.S.U.NAZAR
Parties & counsel
- appellant
State of Kerala
- respondent
Pradeep Kumar
- appellant
Bhagynthathy
- respondent
State of Kerala
- respondent
Pradeep Kumar
Case details
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