Full Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK MENON FRIDAY, THE 20TH DAY OF MARCH 2020 / 30TH PHALGUNA, 1941 TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C. NO.5893/2018 ON THE FILES OF THE JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE COURT I, CHENGANNUR ARISING FROM CRIME NO.1698/2018 OF MANNAR POLICE STATION, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT AS AGAINST THE PETITIONER PETITIONER/1ST ACCUSED: AKHIL, AGED 22 YEARS, S/O. RAJAGOPALAN, PERUMALIKKATTIL HOUSE, PANDANAD PANCHAYATH, 10TH WARD, PANDANAD VILLAGE, KEEZHMONMAZHI MURI, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.E.C.POULOSE SMT.BOBBY RAPHEAL.C RESPONDENTS/STATE, DEFACTO COMPLAINANT & CW2: 1 STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM 682 031. 2 RAVEENDRAN, AGED 53 YEARS, S/O. ACHUTHAN, REVATHY BHAVANAM, MANNAR PANCHAYATH, WARD XVII, VISHAVARSSERIKARA MURI, KURATTISSERY VILLAGE, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, PIN - 689 622.
3 RATHIN RAVEENDRAN, AGED 23 YEARS, S/O. RAVEENDRAN, REVATHY BHAVANAM , MANNAR PANCHAYATH, WARD XVII, VISHAVARSSERIKARA MURI, KURATTISSERY VILLAGE, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, PIN - 689 622. R2-3 BY ADV. SRI.K.N.RADHAKRISHNAN(THIRUVALLA) OTHER PRESENT: SMT.V.SREEJA - PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.03.2020, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
Dat ed t hist he20t h dayofM arch,2020 The pet iti oneri sthe 1st accused i n C. C.No. 5893/ on t he fil es of t he J udi cial Fi rst Cl ass Magi str ate Cour tI, Chengannur ,forhavi ngal legedl ycommi ttedof fencespuni shabl e underSect ions294( b),506( 1),323,324r eadwi thSect ion34of t he I PC. The al legat ion i nthe Fi rstI nformat ion St atementand al so t he finalr epor t,pr ima f aci e woul d at tractt he of fence as al legedbyt hedef act ocompl ainantandt heI nvest igat ingOf ficer . Ther eisal so t he wound cer tificat e pr oduced,whi ch speci fical ly i ndi cat ethatt heaccusedhadat tackedt hei edwi thast ick.I t i struet hatt her ear enoext ernali iesnot ed. Butcausi ng of an i yal one i snotsuf fici entt o hol dthatno of fence i smade out . Even pai nissuf fici entt oat tractan of fenceofcausi ng hur t asi sdefinedi ntheI PC.
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he ci rcumst ances,Ifind t hati tisf ort he t rial cour tto deci de whet hert he al legat ionsmade by t he wi tnesses ar etrueornot .Iti swel lset tledt hatcour tsi tti ngonj uri sdi cti on underSect ion 482 Cr .P. Cisnotexpect ed t o goi ntot hever aci ty oft hest atement smadebyt hewi tnesses. Under t he ci rcumst ances, Cr l.M. C t o quash t he pr oceedi ngsunderSect ion482Cr .P. Cisnotmai ntai nabl eandt he Cr l.M. C.i sdi smi ssed. Sd/ - ASHOK M ENON JUDGE NR/ 20/ 03/ APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: ANNEXURE A1 CERTIFIED COPY OF THE FIR AND FIS IN CRIME NO 1698/2018 OF MANNAR POLICE STATION, ALAPPUZHA. ANNEXURE A2 CERTIFIED COPY OF THE FINAL REPORT IN C.C. NO. 5893/2018 OF JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE COURT 1, CHENGANNUR. ANNEXURE A3 CERTIFIED COPY OF THE ACCIDENT REGISTER CUM-WOUND CERTIFICATE ISSUED FROM THE GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL, MAVELIKKARA. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL //TRUE COPY// PA TO JUDGE