Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 5102 Ker
Judgement Date : 11 February, 2021
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.SOMARAJAN
THURSDAY, THE 11TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2021 / 22ND MAGHA,1942
Crl.MC.No.6786 OF 2017(G)
AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT IN CC 313/2017 OF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE
OF FIRST CLASS , HARIPAD
CRIME NO.1664/2015 OF Kareelakulangara Police Station , Alappuzha
PETITIONER/7TH ACCUSED:
SUJATHA KUMARI
W/O. C.K. SREEDHARAN PILLAI, AGED 57, ASSISTANT
COMMISSIONER(HARIPAD), THIRUVITHAMKURE DEVASWOM
BOARD, HARIPAD SUB GROUP,ALAPPUZHA DT.
BY ADV. SRI.K.R.SUNIL
RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT:
1 THE STATE OF KERALA
THROUGH THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KAREELAKULANGARA
POLICE STATION, KAREELAKULANGARA.
2 THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE
DISTRICT CRIME BRANCH, ALAPPUZHA.
3 MRS.ASWATHY
W/O.N. KRISHNAN NAMBOODIRI, AGED 35, KALIYIKAMADAM
HOUSE,KANDIYOOR MURI, MAVELIKKARA VILLAGE -689 524
R1&R2 BY ADV. SRI. RAMESH CHAND, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
R1 BY ADVS. SRI.K.SASIKUMAR
SRI.S.ARAVIND
THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON
11.02.2021, ALONG WITH Crl.MC.5075/2020(D), THE COURT ON THE SAME
DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.SOMARAJAN
THURSDAY, THE 11TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2021 / 22ND MAGHA,1942
Crl.MC.No.5075 OF 2020(D)
AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT IN CC 313/2017 OF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE
OF FIRST CLASS , HARIPAD
CRIME NO.1664/2015 OF Kareelakulangara Police Station , Alappuzha
PETITIONERS/5TH AND 6TH ACCUSED:
1 K.MURALEEDHARAN PILLAI
AGED 58 YEARS
S/O. KUNJAN PILLAI, RETIRED TEMPLE WATCHER, RAMAPURAM
TEMPLE, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, KAREELAKULANGARA,
HARIPAD SUB GROUP, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, RESIDING AT
ROHINI HOUSE, EAROOR SOUTH, PATHIYUR VILLAGE.
2 K.AJAYA KUMAR
AGED 53 YEARS
S/O. KARUNAKARAN, AUDIT OFFICER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM
BOARD, RAMAPURAM TEMPLE, KAREELAKULANGARA, HARIPAD
SUB GROUP, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT.
BY ADV. SRI.K.R.SUNIL
RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT:
1 THE STATE OF KERALA
REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,
HIGH COURT OF KERALA, COCHIN-682 031
2 THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE
DISTRICT CRIME BRANCH, ALAPPUZHA, PIN-688 001.
3 MRS.ASWATHY
AGED 38 YEARS
W/O. N.KRISHNAN NAMBOODIRI, KALIYIKAMADAM HOUSE,
KANDIYOOR MURI, MAVELIKKARA VILLAGE, PIN-690 103.
R1&R2 BY ADV. SRI. RAMESH CHAND, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
R3 BY ADV. SRI.S.ARAVIND
R3 BY ADV. SRI.K.SASIKUMAR
THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON
11.02.2021, ALONG WITH Crl.MC.6786/2017(G), THE COURT ON THE SAME
DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
Crl.MC.6786/2017&
Crl.MC.5075/2020
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ORDER
Aggrieved by the disciplinary action taken against
the temple priest maintained by Travancore Devaswom
Board by its Administrative Head, Haripad Division
(accused No.7), the wife of temple priest came up and
caused to register crime alleging offence under
Section 120B, 469, 294(b), 353, 504 r/w Section 34
IPC. The aggrieved person is her husband and not the
complainant. No complaint was laid down by the
aggrieved person. The accused Nos. 5,6 and 7 came up
against the registration of FIR and its further
proceedings. There is no forgery even going by the
allegation. The other offence will not stand attracted
at the instance of the wife of aggrieved person.
Hence the Crl.M.C. is allowed by quashing the FIR and
its further proceedings as against the petitioners
herein, accused Nos.5,6 and 7.
Sd/-
P.SOMARAJAN JUDGE SPV Crl.MC.6786/2017& Crl.MC.5075/2020
APPENDIX OF Crl.MC 6786/2017 PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS:
ANNEXURE A1 TRUE COPY OF THE FIR PREPARED BY THE DATED 04.12.2015 AND SUBMITTED BEFORE THE JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE COURT - II, HARIPAD.
ANNEXURE A2 THE ATTESTED COPY OF THE FINAL REPORT IS GIVEN TO THE PETITIONER IN CRIME NO.1664/15 KAREELAKULANGARA POLICE STATION
RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL
//TRUE COPY//
PA TO JUDGE Crl.MC.6786/2017& Crl.MC.5075/2020
APPENDIX OF Crl.MC 5075/2020 PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS:
ANNEXURE A1 THE CERTIFIED COPY OF THE FIRST INFORMATION REPORT PREPARED BY THE IST RESPONDENT DATED 4.12.2015 AND SUBMITTED BEFORE THE JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE COURT-II, HARIPAD.
ANNEXURE A2 THE CERTIFIED COPY OF THE FINAL REPORT SUBMITTED BEFORE THE JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE COURT-II, HARIPAD.
RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL
//TRUE COPY//
PA TO JUDGE
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