Appukkuttan K.K v. The Deputy Tahsildar (Inspection) Ottapalam Taluk, Palakkad District

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE THURSDAY, THE 8TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2015/16TH ASWINA, 1937 WP(C).No. 30192 of 2013 (Y) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S):

-------------------------- APPUKKUTTAN K.K, S/O.KUNJAN, AGED 67 YEARS, KADUVIL HOUSE, ERUMAPETTY VIA, THAYYUR P.O, VELUR, THRISSUR (OWNER OF JCB BEARING REGISTRATION NO.KL-14-C-588) BY ADV. SRI.P.M.ZIRAJ RESPONDENT(S):

---------------------------- THE DEPUTY TAHSILDAR (INSPECTION), OTTAPALAM TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT,PIN: 679 101.

R BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.MANOJ KUNJACHAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 08-10-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

WP(C).No. 30192 of 2013 (Y) ---------------------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS ------------------------------------- EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF THE SEIZURE MAHAZAR DATED 4/12/2013 PREPARED BY THE RESPONDENT.

EXT.P2: TRUE COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT DATED 23/7/2013 IN WPC NO.18247 OF 2013.

RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS NIL --------------------------------------- //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE

A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE, J.

--------------------------------------- W.P.(C).No.30192 of 2013 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 8th day of October, 2015

JUDGMENT

The petitioner submits that he has got release of the vehicle on payment of Rs.25,000/-. He expresses his intention to compound the offence.

2. Therefore considering that the petitioner has compounded the offence, treating the amount already paid as compounding fee, all further proceedings shall be dropped and a report shall be filed before the competent jurisdictional Magistrate regarding compounding the offence, if any crime is registered.

The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs.

Sd/- A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE JUDGE