Ashraf V.P. v. The State Of Kerala
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALEXANDER THOMAS FRIDAY, THE 3RD DAY OF JULY 2015/12TH ASHADHA, 1937 Crl.MC.No. 2661 of 2015 () --------------------------- CC.NO. 2939/2014 OF JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE COURT-I,HOSDURG CRIME NO. 34/2005 OF CHANDERA POLICE STATION , KASARGOD DISTRICT ------------------- PETITIONER(S)/ACCUSED 9 AND 10:
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1. ASHRAF V.P., AGED 32 YEARS,S/O.LATHEEF, RESIDING AT VALIYAPEEDIKAYIL HOUSE, VADAKKUMPADU, NORTH TRIKARIPUR VILLAGE, HOSDURG TALUK, KASARAGOD DISTRICT.
2. A.G.C.AZAD, AGED 34 YEARS, S/O.HAMSA, RESIDING AT AZAD MANZIL, THANKAYAM, NORTH TRIKARIPUR VILLAGE, HOSDURG TALUK, KASARAGOD DISTRICT.
BY ADV. SRI.T.MADHU RESPONDENT/STATE:
------------------------------------ THE STATE OF KERALA, THROUGH THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, CHANDERA POLICE STATION, KASARAGOD DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM -682 031 BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.N.SURESH THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 03-07-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
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Crl.MC.No. 2661 of 2015 () ---------------------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' ANNEXURES:
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THE TRUE CERTIFIED COPY OF THE FIR IN CRIME NO.34/2005 OF CHANDERA POLICE STATION ANNEX A2:
THE TRUE CERTIFIED COPY OF THE FINAL REPORT IN CRIME NO.34/2005 OF CHANDERA POLICE STATION ANNEX A3:
THE TRUE CERTIFIED COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 05.06.2007 IN CC.NO.238/2005 ON THE FILES OF THE LEARNED JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE'S COURT-I, HOSDURG ANNEX A4:
THE TRUE CERTIFIED COPY OF THE JUDGEMENT DATED 31.03.2010 IN CC.NO.688/2007 ON THE FILE OF THE LEARND JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE' COURT I, HOSDURG ANNEX A5:
THE TRUE CERTIFIED COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 25.10.2014 IN CC.NO.442/2010 ON THE FILE OF THE LEARNED JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE'S COURT-I, HOSDURG RESPONDENT(S)' ANNEXURES:
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ALEXANDER THOMAS, J.
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O R D E R
The petitioners are accused Nos.9 & 10 in Anx-A2 final report/charge sheet filed in Crime No.34/2005 of Chandera Police Station, registered for offences under Secs.143, 147, 148, 341, 323 & 324 r/w 149 IPC. The prosecution allegation is that the accused persons formed themselves into an unlawfaul assembly and assaulted defacto complainant. As the petitioners were not available for trial, the case against them was split up. The accused Nos.4 to 7 faced trial in C.C.No.238/2005 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-I, Hosdurg, in which the said court as per Anx-A3 judgment rendered on 5.6.2007 had acquitted accused Nos.4 to 7. The case against other accused were split up. Later the st accused faced trial in C.C.No.688/2007 on the file of the above said court in which the said court as per Anx-A4 judgment st accused. Again the rendered on 31.3.2010 had acquitted the 1
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case against the remaining accused were split up. Later Accused Nos.3 and 8 faced trial which resulted in Anx-A5 judgment rendered on 25.10.2015 in C.C.No.442/2010 on the file of the above said court. The case against the petitioners (original accused A9 & A10) is now pending as C.C.No.2939/2014 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-I, Hosdurg. It is the specific case of the petitioners that the substratum of the prosecution case has been shattered by the acquittal of the co-accused as per AnxA3 to A5 judgments. It is in the light of these aspects that the prayer for quashment of the impugned criminal proceedings has been made in the instant Crl.M.C.
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On a close scrutiny of the evidence on record, the court below held that the prosecution has utterly failed to substantiate the charge against the accused. From a reading of Anx-A3 to A5 judgments it can be seen that the substratum of prosecution case has been shattered by the acquittal of the co-accused. No meaningful purpose will be subserved by prolonging the agony of the impugned criminal proceedings now pending against the
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petitioners. Any further continuance of the impugned criminal proceedings would amount to mere wastage of precious resources of the State including that of the judiciary. 3.
In this view of the matter, it is ordered in the interest of justice that the impugned Anx-A2 final report/charge sheet filed in Crime No.34/2005 of Chandera Police Station, which is now pending as C.C.No.2939/2014 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-I, Hosdurg and all further proceedings arising therefrom pending against the petitioners herein are quashed. With these observations and directions, this Crl.M.C stands finally disposed of.
ALEXANDER THOMAS, Judge.
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