Raghavan vs State Of Kerala

Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 239 Ker
Judgement Date : 5 January, 2021

Kerala High Court
Raghavan vs State Of Kerala on 5 January, 2021
            IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

                             PRESENT

          THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE B.SUDHEENDRA KUMAR

 TUESDAY, THE 05TH DAY OF JANUARY 2021 / 15TH POUSHA, 1942

                      CRL.A.No.821 OF 2020

   AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT IN CRMP 485/2020 OF SPECIAL
  COURT FOR SC/ST (PREVENTION OF ATTROCITIES), MANNARKKAD,
                          PALAKKAD

   CRIME NO.348/2020 OF Sreekrishnapuram Police Station,
                          Palakkad

APPELLANT/S:

      1        RAGHAVAN,
               AGED 34 YEARS,
               S/O. APPU, MELMURI HOUSE,
               ATTASSERI, KARIMPUZHA, OTTAPPALAM,
               PALAKKAD - 679513.

      2        ABILASH,
               AGED 20 YEARS,
               S/O. GOPALAN, MELMURI HOUSE,
               ATTASSERI, KARIMPUZHA, OTTAPPALAM,
               PALAKKAD - 679513.

      3        SURA @ LAKSHAMANAN,
               AGED 37 YEARS,
               MELMURI HOUSE, ATTASSERI, KARIMPUZHA,
               OTTAPPALAM, PALAKKAD - 679513.

      4        VINEESH,
               AGED 20 YEARS,
               S/O. RADHAKRISHNAN, MELMURI HOUSE,
               ATTASSERI, KARIMPUZHA, OTTAPPALAM,
               PALAKKAD - 679513.

      5        MANIKANDAN,
               AGED 20 YEARS,
               S/O. AYYAPPAN, MELMURI HOUSE, ATTASSERI,
               KARIMPUZHA, OTTAPPALAM,
               PALAKKAD - 679513.
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        6       SUDHEER @ SUJEESH,
                AGED 20 YEARS,
                S/O. DASAN, MELMURI HOUSE, ATTASSERI,
                KARIMPUZHA, OTTAPPALAM,
                PALAKKAD - 679513.


        7       CHANDRAN,
                AGED 50 YEARS, S/O. VELU, MELMURI HOUSE,
                ATTASSERI, KARIMPUZHA, OTTAPPALAM,
                PALAKKAD - 679513.

        8       KRIAHNAN,
                AGED 70 YEARS,
                S/O. SEKHARAN, MELMURI HOUSE,
                ATTASSERI, KARIMPUZHA,
                OTTAPPALAM, PALAKKAD - 679513.

                BY ADV. SRI.VINOD KUMAR.C

RESPONDENT/S:

        1       STATE OF KERALA,
                REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,
                HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM - 682031.

        2       GOPALAKRISHNAN,
                S/O. ARUMUGHAN,
                KIZHAKKEPURAKKAL HOUSE,
                ATTASSERY, SREEKRISHNAPURAM,
                PALAKKAD - 679513.

                R2 BY ADV. SRI.MANSOOR.B.H.

OTHER PRESENT:
            SMT. M.K.PUSHPALATHA, SR.PP

     THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON
05.01.2021, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE
FOLLOWING:
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                                JUDGMENT

Dismissed as withdrawn.

However, the appellants are directed to surrender before the Investigating Officer concerned within ten days, if not arrested in the meantime. If the appellants surrender before the Investigating Officer within ten days, the Investigating Officer shall interrogate the appellants and thereafter produce them before the Jurisdictional Court on the same day after due intimation to the victim. If the appellants file any application for regular bail on their production before the Jurisdictional Court, after giving copy of the application for bail in advance to the Crl.Appeal No.821 of 2020 -4- learned Special Public Prosecutor concerned, to enable the learned Special Public Prosecutor to inform the victim as provided under Section 15-A(3) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the court concerned shall consider and dispose of the application for regular bail, in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, preferably on the date of filing of the application itself.

Sd/-

B. SUDHEENDRA KUMAR, JUDGE STK