P.Thankamani v. Karthikeyan

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.D.RAJAN THURSDAY, THE 9TH DAY OF JULY 2015/18TH ASHADHA, 1937 CRL.A.No. 1812 of 2004 ( ) --------------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGMENT IN Crl.L.P. 630/2004 of HIGH COURT OF KERALA DATED 11-10-2004 AGAINST THE JUDGMENT IN CC 1997/2001 of J.M.F.C.-II, KOLLAM APPELLANT/COMPLAINANT:

------------------------ P.THANKAMANI, AGED 54 YEARS, D/O.CHELLAMMA, SURYA NIVAS, KOTTIYAM KOLLAM DISTRICT.

BY ADVS.SRI.K.S.MANU (PUNUKKONNOOR) SRI.P.SREEKUMAR RESPONDENT(S)/ACCUSED/STATE:

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1. KARTHIKEYAN, THOTTATHUVILA HOUSE, PERUVILA, PARAVUR, KOLLAM DISTRICT.

2. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA.

R, BY ADV. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SMT SEENA RAMAKRISHNAN THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 09-072015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

P.D.RAJAN, J .........................................

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Dated 9th July, 2015

JUDGMENT

Heard. The learned counsel appearing for the appellant submitted that the accused who is the first respondent in this appeal is no more. When accused is not alive, there is no meaning in prosecuting this appeal. In the circumstance, this appeal is dismissed as abated.

P.D.RAJAN, JUDGE lgk