Aji Kumar vs State of Kerala

Type Court Judgment Court Kerala Decided Mar 31, 2021

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Citation: sooperkanoon.com/1606795
Court: Kerala High Court
Judge: Honourable Mr. Justice T.R.Ravi
Decided On: Mar 31, 2021
Case Number: CRL.A/989/2006

Parties & Advocates

Appellant / Petitioner

Aji Kumar

Respondent

State of Kerala

Excerpt

.....heard on 31.03.2021, the court on the same day delivered the following: j udgm ent dat hi he31st dayofm arch 2021 st the accused i no. he fil e of t t of addi tionalsessi onsj tar ahasfil edt hisappeal bei ng aggr ieved byt udgmentdat ed 03. 04. 2006 wher ebyhe was f ound gui ltyofof fenceundersect ion 55( a)oft heabkar iactand has been convi cted and sent enced t gor mpr or 2 year sand t o pay a fine ofrs. 1lakh and i n def aul tofpaymentof fine,t gor mpr oraper iodoft hreemont hs. 2.thecaseoft ioni sthaton18. 11. 1997at 5. 30pm, t heaccused wasf ound i n possessi on of7 l itr esofarr ack i n acan of 10 l itr e capaci ty.bef oret ow,t ion exami ned pw1 t o pw6 and ext s.p1 t o p6 wer e mar ked.on t he basi s oft he evi denceon r ecor d,t ow f ound t heaccused gui ltyoft he of fence char ged agai nst hi m and i mposed t he sent ence r eferr ed above. 3.hear d.4. even though sever alcont ent ions have been r aised i nthe appealmemor andum,ifindt heappel lanti sent itl edt osucceedi n t hisappealon t hesol ereason t hef ding not ch i ssai d t o have accompani he sampl e sentf orchemi nat ion has notbeen pr oduced and mar ked i n evi dence. thi scour thashel din sever aldeci sionst hef ail uret opr oduceandmar kthef ding not eisf atalf ort ion,si ncei twi lll eadt oasi tuat ionwher e t tcannothol dthatt ion has pr oved beyond any r easonabl edoubtt hesampl chwascol lect edf rom t hescene ofoccur rence hasr eached t he chemi nerf oranal ysi sina t amperpr oofcondi tion. [see unnikrishnan nair v. state of kerala [2020 (3) khc 455] and sadasivan @ para v. state of kerala [2020 khc 478].5. i nthe l ight of t he above deci sions, t udgment dat ed03. 04.2006 i no. hefil eoft tofaddi tional sessi ons j tar ais setasi de.the accused i s acqui tted and set at l iber ty. bai l bonds i f any execut ed by t he appel lantoronhi sbehal far ecancel led.theappealst andsal lowed. sd/ - t. r.ravi j udge sn

Full Judgment

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAVI WEDNESDAY, THE 31ST DAY OF MARCH 2021 / 10TH CHAITHRA, 1943 AGAINST THE JUDGMENT IN SC.NO.554/2000 DATED 03.04.2006 OF THE COURT OF ADDITIONAL SESSIONS JUDGE (ABKARI), KOTTARAKKARA CP 40/2000 OF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS -I, KOTTARAKKARA APPELLANT/ACCUSED: AJI KUMAR LEKSHAM VEEDU COLONY, II, THAZHATHEKULAKKADA MURI, VELUTHAMPI NAGAR, KULAKKADA VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI.D.JAYACHANDRAN RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT: STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY SMT. S.L. SYLAJA, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 31.03.2021, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: J UDGM ENT Dat hi he31st dayofM arch 2021 st The accused i No. he fil e of t t of Addi tionalSessi onsJ tar ahasfil edt hisappeal bei ng aggr ieved byt udgmentdat ed 03. 04. 2006 wher ebyhe was f ound gui ltyofof fenceundersect ion 55( a)oft heAbkar iActand has been convi cted and sent enced t gor mpr or 2 year sand t o pay a fine ofRs. 1lakh and i n def aul tofpaymentof fine,t gor mpr oraper iodoft hreemont hs. 2.Thecaseoft ioni sthaton18. 11. 1997at 5. 30pm, t heaccused wasf ound i n possessi on of7 l itr esofarr ack i n acan of 10 l itr e capaci ty.Bef oret ow,t ion exami ned PW1 t o PW6 and Ext s.P1 t o P6 wer e mar ked.On t he basi s oft he evi denceon r ecor d,t ow f ound t heaccused gui ltyoft he of fence char ged agai nst hi m and i mposed t he sent ence r eferr ed above. 3.Hear d.
4. Even t

hough sever alcont ent ions have been r aised i nthe appealmemor andum,Ifindt heappel lanti sent itl edt osucceedi n t hisappealon t hesol ereason t hef ding not ch i ssai d t o have accompani he sampl e sentf orChemi nat ion has notbeen pr oduced and mar ked i n evi dence. Thi sCour thashel din sever aldeci sionst hef ail uret opr oduceandmar kthef ding not eisf atalf ort ion,si ncei twi lll eadt oasi tuat ionwher e t tcannothol dthatt ion has pr oved beyond any r easonabl edoubtt hesampl chwascol lect edf rom t hescene ofoccur rence hasr eached t he Chemi nerf oranal ysi sina t amperpr oofcondi tion. [See Unnikrishnan Nair v. State of Kerala [2020 (3) KHC 455] and Sadasivan @ Para v. State of Kerala [2020 KHC 478].

5. I nthe l ight of t he above deci sions, t udgment dat ed

03. 04.

2006 i No. hefil eoft tofAddi tional Sessi ons J tar ais setasi de.The accused i s acqui tted and set at l iber ty. Bai l bonds i f any execut ed by t he appel lantoronhi sbehal far ecancel led.Theappealst andsal lowed. Sd/ - T. R.RAVI J UDGE Sn

Same Court & Year Kerala · 2021 Same Parties Aji Kumar vs State of Kerala Same Judge Honourable Mr. Justice T.R.Ravi