The High Court of Kerala dismissed a writ petition as infructuous because the petitioner's husband was released from prison, rendering the petition moot.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THEHONOURABLEMR.JUSTICERAJAVIJAYARAGHAVANV
&
THEHONOURABLEMR.JUSTICEP.M.MANOJ
MONDAY,THE8THDAYOFAPRIL2024/19THCHAITHRA,1946
WP(CRL.)NO.382OF2024
PETITIONER:
BINDUVENUGOPAL
AGED53YEARS
W/OVENUGOPAL,HARIBHAVAN,KAMUKUMCHERI,
KARIYARAPO,PIDAVOORVILLAGE,
PATHANAPURAMTALUK,KOLLAMDISTRICT.,
PIN-691332
BYADVS.
C.S.MANU
C.A.ANUPAMAN
DILUJOSEPH
T.B.SIVAPRASAD
C.Y.VIJAYKUMAR
MANJUE.R.
ANANDHUSATHEESH
ALINTJOSEPH
PAULJOSE
DAINYDAVIS
RESPONDENTS:
1STATEOFKERALA
REPRESENTEDBYTHESECRETARY,
DEPARTMENTOFHOME,
GOVERNMENTSECRETARIAT,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.,
PIN-695001
2THESUPERINTENDENT
CENTRALPRISON,POOJAPPURA,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,PIN–695012
WP (Crl.) No.382 of 2024
2
*ADDL.R3ISIMPLEADED
3THESTATIONHOUSEOFFICER
PANDALAMPOLICESTATION,
PIN-689501.
*ADDITIONALR3ISIMPLEADEDSUOMOTUASPERORDERDATED
05.04.2024INWP(CRL.)382/2024
BY SRI SAIGI JACOB PALATTY, SR. GP.
THISWRITPETITION(CRIMINAL)HAVINGCOMEUPFOR
ADMISSIONON08.04.2024,THECOURTONTHESAMEDAY
DELIVEREDTHEFOLLOWING:
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JUDGMENT
Raja Vijayaraghavan, J.
When the matter is taken up for consideration, Sri. C.S. Manu, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the husband of the petitioner has been released from prison, and in that view of the matter, this
petition can be closed as infructuous.
This Writ Petition (Crl.) is dismissed as infructuous.
sd/-
RAJA VIJAYARAGHAVAN V
JUDGE
sd/-
P.M.MANOJ JUDGE
DCS
Binduvенugopal
State of Kerala
The Superintendent Central Prison, Poojappura
The Station House Officer, Pandalam Police Station
Raja Vijayaraghavan
P.M. Manoj
As recorded by the court registry
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