Kerala Court September 1954 Judgments
In Re: Kunjan Nadar
Court: Kerala
Decided on: Sep-20-1954
Reported in: 1955CriLJ740
Koshi, C.J.1. This is a petition 'for the issue of a writ of 'habeas corpus' or such other direction as is necessary in the interest of justice', filed by Sry. Rassammal Kunjan on behalf of her husband Sri. A. Kunjan Nadar, an Advocate of this Court and a member of the Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly. Sri. Kunjan Nadar, who will here-in-after be referred to as the prisoner, was arrested by the police at half-past one during the night between 11-8-1954 and 12-8-1954. The arrest was from his residence at Nagercoil. According to the petitioner, the arrest was without any legal justification and like-wise was the detention which followed it.The petition was filed in the High Court, Erna-kulam on 23-8-1954 and after a preliminary hearing on 25th August a Division Bench (Koshi, C. J. and Kumara Pillai, J.) issued a 'writ nisi' directing the respondents to the petition to show cause why the petition should not be granted and the prisoner released from custody and also to cause his prod...
Tag this Judgment!Lukka Ulahannan Vs. Travancore-cochIn State
Court: Kerala
Decided on: Sep-16-1954
Reported in: 1955CriLJ852
Koshi, C.J.1. These two appeals arise from Sessions Case No. 12 of 19,54 on the file of the Kottayam Sessions Court. Ouseph Varkey alias Pappachan, who is the appellant in Criminal Appeal 70, was accused No. 1 in the case and he stood charged for commission of two oliences of murder and having abetted his co-accused, Lukka Ulahannan alias Kunju Lonan (accused 2) in causing grievous hurt with a dangerous weapon on one Chandy Devassia, P, W. 2 in the case. Accused 2, who is the appellant in Criminal Appeal 61, besides being charged with causing grievous hurt with a dangerous weapon on P.W. 2, was also charged with the abetment of the two murder. 1; with which accused 1 was charged. The learned Sessions Judge acquitted both the appellants of the charge of abetment arraigned against either, but found that both Pathroe and Mundan whom accused 1 is said to have stabbed died as a result of the injuries sustained by them at the hands of the said accused.The learned Judge however, took the view...
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