State of Kerala vs Pradeep Kumar

Type Court Judgment Court Kerala Decided Nov 12, 2020

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Citation: sooperkanoon.com/1838256
Court: Kerala High Court
Judge: Honourable Mr. Justice a.Hariprasad,Honourable Mrs. Justice M.R.Anitha
Decided On: Nov 12, 2020
Case Number: CRL.A/1361/2019

Parties & Advocates

Appellant / Petitioner

State of Kerala

Respondent

Pradeep Kumar

Excerpt

.....taluk, alappuzha district - 688 536.r1 senior public prosecutors sri.nicholas joseph & r2 by adv. sri.k.anand this crl.a by defacto complainant/victim having been finally heard on 12.11.2020, along with crl.a.no.1361/2019, the court on the same day delivered the following:common judgment[crl.a.no.1361/2019 & crl.a(v)no.30/2019] dated this the 12th day of november 2020hariprasad, j.sole accused in s.c.no.401 of 2017 on the file of the i additional sessions judge (special judge), palakkad was tried and acquitted by the trial court. against the order of acquittal state has filed crl.appeal no.1361 of 2019. aggrieved by the acquittal, mother of the victim has filed crl.appeal (v) no.30 of2019. it is reported by the learned public prosecutor that the sole accused in theabove sessions case, who is the respondent in the aforementioned appeals died on 04.11.2020. to substantiate this contention, a copy of the death certificate issued from vayalar grama panchayat is produced with a memo dated 11.11.2020. considering the fact that the sole accused in the above sessions case died, we record that the captioned appeals filed against his acquittal are abated. a.hariprasad m.r.anitha cks

Full Judgment

& CRL.A.No.1361 OF 2019 APPELLANT/COMPLAINANT: STATE OF KERALA REP. BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA. BY SENIOR PUBLIC PROSECUTORS SRI.NICHOLAS JOSEPH & RESPONDENT/ACCUSED: PRADEEP KUMAR,S/O.MURALEEDHARA NAIR, AGED 32 YEARS, KADAPALLIL HOUSE, NAGAM KULANGARA, VAYALAR EAST VILLAGE, CHERTHALA TALUK, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, PIN-688 536.

BY ADV. SRI.K.ANAND THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 12.11.2020, ALONG WITH CRL.A.(V)30/2019, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: & CRA(V).No.30 OF 2019 APPELLANT/PW4/(VICTIM'S MOTHER): BHAGYAVATHY,AGED 37, W/O. SHAJI @ SHERI, DOOR NO.XI/666, PUNNACKAL HOUSE, P. O. PAMPAMPALLAM, WALAYAR, PALAKKAD - 678 621. BY ADVS. JOHNS S. RALPH SRI.V.JOHN THOMAS SHRI.VISHNU CHANDRAN KUM. KEERTHANA SUDEV SHRI.APPU BABU SMT.SHIFNA MUHAMMED SHUKKUR RESPONDENTS/DE-JURE COMPLAINANT & ACCUSED:

1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, NARCOTIC CELL, PALAKKAD (NOTICE TO WHOM IS SERVED ON THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM) 2 PRADEEP KUMAR,AGED 32 YEARS S/O. MURALEEDHARAN NAIR, KADAPALLIL HOUSE, NAGAMKULANGARA, WAYALAR EAST VILLAGE, CHERTHALA TALUK, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT - 688 536.

R1 SENIOR PUBLIC PROSECUTORS SRI.NICHOLAS JOSEPH & R2 BY ADV. SRI.K.ANAND THIS CRL.A BY DEFACTO COMPLAINANT/VICTIM HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 12.11.2020, ALONG WITH CRL.A.NO.1361/2019, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

COMMON JUDGMENT

[CRL.A.No.1361/2019 & CRL.A(V)No.30/2019] Dated this the 12th day of November 2020

Hariprasad, J.

Sole accused in S.C.No.401 of 2017 on the file of the I Additional Sessions Judge (Special Judge), Palakkad was tried and acquitted by the trial court. Against the order of acquittal State has filed Crl.Appeal No.1361 of 2019. Aggrieved by the acquittal, mother of the victim has filed Crl.Appeal (V) No.30 of

2019. It is reported by the learned Public Prosecutor that the sole accused in the

above Sessions Case, who is the respondent in the aforementioned appeals died on 04.11.2020. To substantiate this contention, a copy of the death certificate issued from Vayalar Grama Panchayat is produced with a memo dated 11.11.2020. Considering the fact that the sole accused in the above Sessions Case died, we record that the captioned appeals filed against his acquittal are abated. A.HARIPRASAD M.R.ANITHA cks

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