Jishnu v. State of Kerala
Case brief
What is this about?
The Court directed the Magistrate Court at Varkala to complete the trial of a criminal case (C.C. No. 1527/2018) within 15 months, acknowledging the reported backlog of over 20,000 pending cases.
What did the court decide?
Criminal Miscellaneous Case No. 1030 of 2022 disposed of with direction to complete trial of C.C. No. 1527/2018 within 15 months.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE ZIYAD RAHMAN A.A.
MONDAY, THE 19TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2022 / 28TH BHADRA, 1944
CRL.MC NO. 1030 OF 2022
PETITIONER/ACCUSED NOS 1 TO 5:
- 1 JISHNU
AGED 23 YEARS, S/O SHAJI POOVANVILAKOM, THEKKUMBHAGOM, KADAKKAVOOR THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT., PIN - 695306
- 2 NANDU
AGED 29 YEARS, S/O JYOTHI KATTIL VEEDU, THEKKUMBHAGOM, KADAKKAVOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT., PIN - 695306
- 3 PRASANTH
AGED 25 YEARS, S/O PRABHULA DAS RAPPANA VEEDU, THEKKUMBHAGOM, KADAKKAVOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT., PIN - 695306
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the trial Court can be directed to complete the proceedings of C.C. No. 1527/2018 within a specified time period given the reported backlog.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
JISHNU
- petitioner
NANDU
- petitioner
PRASANTH
- petitioner
ARJUN
- petitioner
ATHULRAJ
- respondent
Case details
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