Single-judge criminal miscellaneous proceeding dismissed challenging inclusion of accused No.4. Court held ownership of jewellery business not excuse for non-cooperation; bail previously rejected
Criminal Miscellaneous Case dismissed holding no reason to interfere with FIR against petitioner without cooperation.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BECHU KURIAN THOMAS
MONDAY, THE 20TH DAY OF MARCH 2023 / 29TH PHALGUNA, 1944
CRL.MC NO. 1512 OF 2023
IN CRIME NO.551/2022 OF KOLATHUR POLICE STATION, MALAPPURAM
PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.4:
PRAMOD P P
AGED 49 YEARS
PRAMOD VIHAR, PANIKKAMPARAMBIL,
AZAD ROAD,PC ROAD, KALOOR,
ERNAKULAM, PIN – 682017
BY ADVS.
P.R.JAYASANKAR
MANJUSHA K
SREELAKSHMI SABU
RESPONDENT/STATE:
STATE OF KERALA
REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,
HIGH COURT OF KERALA, PIN – 682031
BY ADV
SREEJA.V
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
20.03.2023, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
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BECHU KURIAN THOMAS, J. ==================== Crl.M.C.No.1512 of 2023
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Dated this the 20th day of March, 2023
ORDER
Petitioner is the 4th accused in Crime No.551/2022 of Kulathoor
Police Station.
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Vs. State of Bihar and Another [(2014) 8 SCC 273] and Satender Kumar Antil Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and Another
the FIR registered against him.
This Crl.M.C is dismissed with the above observations
Sd/-
BECHU KURIAN THOMAS
JUDGE
Jka/20.03.23.
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APPENDIX OF CRL.M.C.NO.1512/2023
PETITIONER’S ANNEXURES
Annexure A1TRUE COPY OF THE FIR IN CRIME NO.0551 OF
2022, OF KULATHUR POLICE STATION,
MALAPPURAM DATED 04/09/2022
Annexure A2TRUE COPY OF THE DISCHARGE SUMMARY FROM
ASTER MEDICITY HOSPITAL DATED 02/04/2022
Annexure A3TRUE COPY OF THE DISCHARGE SUMMARY FROM
ASTER MEDICITY DATED 11/04/2022
Annexure A4 TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE CONSULTANT PHYSIOTHERAPIST DATED 12/02/2023Annexure A5TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER IN BAIL
APPLICATION NUMBERED B A NO.7351 OF 2022
DATED 1/2/2023
Annexure A6TRUE COPY OF THE SCREENSHOT OF THE
COMPLAINT FILED VIA E MAIL BY THE WIFE
OF THE PETITIONER DATED 19/9/2022
Annexure A7TRUE COPY OF THE CIRCULAR NUMBERED
CIRCULAR NO. 28/2015 DATED NIL BY THE
POLICE CHIEF
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the Criminal Miscellaneous Case challenging the inclusion of a jeweller as an accused should be allowed to quash the FIR.
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