Kerala Court October 1949 Judgments
A.E. Rama Kurup, Editor malayali Vs. the United State of Travancore-co ...
Court: Kerala
Decided on: Oct-14-1949
Reported in: AIR1950Ker83; 1950CriLJ1536
ORDERKrishna Pillai, C.J.1. The reference arises under Section 9, Travancore Newspapers Act (V [5] of 1101) upon a petition presented by the printer and publisher of the newspaper called the Malayans questioning the legality of an order passed by Government whereby the license granted to the said newspaper wan cancelled. The notice given Under Section 6 of tha Act indicated fourteen different articles of several dates, which were said to be seditious and lively (i) to excite disaffection against, and to bring into hatred and contempt, the Government of Travancore, (ii) to promote feelings of enmity or hatred between the several classes of the people in Travancore, (iii) to involve habitual publication of defamatory matter punishable Under Section 603, Travancore Penal Code, (iv) dissemination of false information, and (v) publication of matter which is obsoene in character These, if correct, would bring the publications within the miachief Section 5 of Sub-section (i)(a), (i)(a), (ii)(...
Tag this Judgment!Gunamudayan Packianathan, Christian, Vellam Odi, Nelvely Desom, Nattal ...
Court: Kerala
Decided on: Oct-12-1949
Reported in: AIR1950Ker5; 1950CriLJ569
Govinda Menon, J.1. The first accused in Sessions Case No. 14 of 1123 on the file of the Nagercoil Sessions Court has been convicted for the offences falling Under Sections 469 and 473, Travancore Penal Oode, and he has been sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for three years. This appeal is directed against the said convic tion and sentence. One Boothathan Padmana-bhan was the complainant in this case. He did not live to give evidence at the trial. His evidence before the Committing Magistrate'9 Court as P.W. 3 has been proved as Ex. 9. His son was examined as P.W. 9. Kali Booths-than waa the father of the complainant and to him belonged a sixth share in survey no, 5475 of Nattalam Pakuthy and it stood included in Ex. J, a joint patta, issued to him and Subra-manian Narayanan who owned a third of the property between them. Kali Soothathan left six sons and eaoh of them had an equal share in the one-sixth of the property owned by him. The complainant bad therefore l/36th share i...
Tag this Judgment!Verghes Cheriyan Vs. Sirkar Prosecutor
Court: Kerala
Decided on: Oct-10-1949
Reported in: AIR1950Ker14; 1950CriLJ658
Govinda Menon, J.1. This appeal is filed by the accused in sessions Case no. 13 of 1124 on the file of the Alleppey Sessions Court. He was-driving a motor car registered as C. S no. 2556' on the night of 10-7-1122 along the Aroor-Alleppey road and at about 8-Bo P.M. the oar ran over one Sridharan pillai who died as a result of the injuries sustained by him. He was, therefore, charged with the offences of having driven1 a motor vehicle on a public way rashly and negligently so as to endanger human life and of having oaused the death of Sridharan Pillai by his rash and negligent act of driving. These ar& offences falling under S3.377 and 304, Travancore Penal Code. The appellant was found guilty under both the sections and he was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for six months and to pay a fine of Rs. 50. This appeal is filed against the said conviction and sentence.2. The oar was proceeding north to south on a straight road and Sridharan Pillai was coming in the opposite direc...
Tag this Judgment!Govindan Krishnan and ors. Vs. Sirkar Prosecutor
Court: Kerala
Decided on: Oct-04-1949
Reported in: AIR1950Ker20; 1950CriLJ833
Koshy, J.1. The accused twenty two in number were charged before the Sessions Court, Quilon, with the offence of rioting armed with deadly weapons, for haying caused the death of two persona Mahamad Sha and Alim Khan and for having attempted to cause the death of one Azim Khan (P.W. 6) in furtherance of their common object. Charges were laid against each for the offences punishable under aSection 140, 801 and 307, Travancore Penal Code. Excepting accused 1 and 12 who have been acquitted, the others have been convicted and sentenced a3 follows, Accused 2 to 11 and 18 to 22 have been convicted for the offence of murder and in respect of the conviction for each of the two murders committed by them they have each been sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life. They have also been convicted Under Section 140, Penal Code, and they have each been sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year. Accused 2 to 10 and 17 and as have been found guilty Under Section 307, Penal Cod...
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