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Dr.a.v.Govindan v. State of Kerala

Kerala HC9 Mar 2020Crl.MC/1498/2017

Case brief

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What is this about?

Crl.MC.No.1498 of 2017 dismissed as the petitioner had died. Submitted disclosure of FIR. No substantive legal issues addressed.

What the court decided

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE MARY JOSEPH

MONDAY, THE 09TH DAY OF MARCH 2020 / 19TH PHALGUNA, 1941

Crl.MC.No.1498 OF 2017

CRIME NO.1881/2016 OF PAYYANNUR POLICE STATION, KANNUR

PETITIONER/1st ACCUSED:

DR.A.V.GOVINDAN, S/O.GOVINDAN NAIR, AGED 68, SRADHA HOSPITAL, PAYYANNUR, KANNUR DISTRICT, KERALA.

BY ADVS.

SRI.K.RAMAKUMAR (SR.) SRI.J.S.AJITHKUMAR

RESPONDENTS/STATE & COMPLAINANT:

1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM, 682 031.

Parties & counsel

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petitioner
DR.A.V.GOVINDAN
respondent
STATE OF KERALA

Coram

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MARY JOSEPH

Case details

As recorded by the court registry

Court: Kerala HC
Decided on: 9 Mar 2020 · March
Registered: 21 Feb 2017
Case no.: Crl.MC/1498/2017

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Cite this judgement

Dr.a.v.Govindan v. State of Kerala, Crl.MC/1498/2017 (KL), decided on 9 March 2020.

The High Court of Kerala publishes no neutral citation for this judgement — cite it by case number and date of decision.

Bench / Coram

MARY JOSEPH

Parties & counsel

Outcome

Dismissed

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

This order dismisses the Criminal Miscellaneous Case because the petitioner was dead at the time of hearing. No legal principle is expounded; the procedure was simply closed on account of the petitioner's demise.

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2 SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PAYYANNUR POLICE STATION, PAYYANNUR P.O., KANNUR DISTRICT, 670 301.

BY SRI.B.JAYASURYA, SR.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 09.03.2020, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:

Crl.MC.No.1498 OF 2017 2

ORDER

Dated this the 9^th day of March, 2020

It is submitted by the learned counsel that the petitioner is

no more. Therefore, the Crl.M.C is dismissed.

Sd/-

MARY JOSEPH

JUDGE

NAB

Crl.MC.No.1498 OF 2017 3

APPENDIX

PETITIONER'S/S EXHIBITS:

ANNEXURE-A: CERTIFIED COPY OF THE F.I.R.IN CRIME NO.1881/2016 OF PAYYANNUR POLICE STATION ON THE FILE OF THE JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE COURT, PAYYANNUR.

RESPONDENT'S/S EXHIBITS: NIL

//TRUE COPY//

P A TO JUDGE

CNR

KLHC010157832017

Bench

Disposal

DISMISSED

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