Vinod v. State of Kerala
Case brief
What is this about?
Court quashed criminal proceedings against accused for assault and related offences, holding the dispute is private in nature and settled, making prosecution futile.
What did the court decide?
CRL.M.C. allowed; FIR in Crime No.103/2015 and all further proceedings in C.C.No.436/2015 quashed.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE ZIYAD RAHMAN A.A.
TUESDAY, THE 21ST DAY OF JUNE 2022 / 31ST JYAISHTA, 1944
CRL.MC NO. 325 OF 2022
CC 436/2015 OF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS - II,NEYYATTINKARA
CRIME NO.103/2015 OF POOVAR POLICE STATION
PETITIONERS/ACCUSED NOS.1 TO 6:
1VINOD
AGED 40 YEARS
S/O GANGADHARAN, PANNIKUZHIKALA, KALLUTHATTE,
'GANGA BHAVAN', THIRUPURATHOOR DESOM, THIRUPURAM
VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 133
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether criminal proceedings against accused, accused in an assault case, should be quashed in view of settlement.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
VINOD and 5 others
- respondent
STATE OF KERALA
- respondent
SURENDRAN
- respondent
RAMAKRISHNAN
- respondent
LALITHA
- respondent
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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