The High Court of Kerala closed a criminal appeal by dismissing it as not pressed after the appellant filed a memo stating the dispute was settled out of court and they no longer wished to proceed.
Criminal Appeal dismissed as not pressed due to out-of-court settlement.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE MARY JOSEPH
MONDAY, THE 6TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2023 / 15TH KARTHIKA, 1945
CRL.A NO. 354 OF 2018
AGAINST THE JUDGMENT DATED 18.11.2014 IN CRL. APPEAL NO.474/2014 OF ADDITIONAL
DISTRICT COURT (SPECIAL COURT FOR TRIAL FOR MARADU CASES) KOZHIKODE
APPELLANT/1ST RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT:
SREE GOKULAM CHIT & FINANCE COMPANY (PVT) LTD
NO.66, ARCOT ROAD, KODAMBAKKAM, CHENNAI 24,
REPRESENTED BY ITS POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER C.V.SIVADASAN,
S/O.GOVINDAN NAMBIAR, AGED 52 YEARS, MUKKATTUKUNIYIL HOUSE,
ERAMALA AMSOM, ORKATTERY DESOM, ORKATTERY P.O, CALICUT DISTRICT.
BY ADVS.SRI.K.S.BABU
SRI.BABU SHANKAR
SRI.BOBBY U NAIR
SMT.N.SUDHA
RESPONDENTS/APPEALLANT & 2ND RESPONDENT/ACCUSED & STATE:
1K. NANU,
S/O.KUNHICHEKKON, AGED 54 YEARS, KANHAROLLATHIL HOUSE,
AROOR P.O, KAKKATTIL (VIA), VATAKARA TALUK,
KOZHIKODE DISTRICT, PINCODE - 673 507.
2STATE OF KERALA
REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,
HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM.
BY ADVS.SRI.K.DILIP
SRI.P.P.PADMANABHAN
THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR HEARING ON 06.11.2023, THE COURT
ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
CRL.A NO. 354/2018
2
JUDGMENT
Dated this the 06th day of November, 2023.
A memo has been filed by the learned counsel for the appellant/complainant to the effect that the dispute between the appellant and the 1st respondent has been settled out of court and therefore, the appellant is not desirous of prosecuting the appeal further. He has sought for dismissal of the appeal as not pressed.
In that event, Crl.Appeal is dismissed as not pressed.
Sd/- MARY JOSEPH
JUDGE
JJ
Sree Gokulam Chit & Finance Company (Pvt) Ltd
K. Nanu
State of Kerala
Mary Joseph
As recorded by the court registry
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