Allowed
Sadanandan Thundil Krishnan v. the State Police Chief
Kerala HCWP(C)/9305/2020
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The Kerala High Court set aside an order returning a joint complaint under Section 203 Cr.P.C. for defect. Relying on Zain v. Index Printer, the Court held the Magistrate must give complainants an option to proceed separately rather than returning the joint filing.
What did the court decide?
The order returning the complaint is set aside to enable the Magistrate to provide an opportunity to the complainants to exercise their option and dispose of the matter in accordance with law.