Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 10447 Ker
Judgement Date : 7 October, 2022
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALEXANDER THOMAS
&
THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE SOPHY THOMAS
Friday, the 7th day of October 2022 / 15th Aswina, 1944
WP(CRL.) NO. 588 OF 2022(S)
PETITIONER:
DEVIKA K.D, AGED 21 YEARS W/O RATHEESH ,CHETHIKKATTIL HOUSE,
MATTOOR VILLAGE, KADAPPARA, MALAYATTOOR,
ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN 683587.
By ADV.AJEESH M.UMMER
RESPONDENTS:
1.STATE OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,
HOME & VIGILANCE DEPARTMENT,GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN 695001.
2.THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR & DISTRICT MAGISTRATE,ERNAKULAM,
PIN -682 030.
3.THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, KALADY POLICE STATION,
KALADY, PIN 683546
4.THE CITY POLICE CHIEF,ERNAKULAM RURAL,
ALUVA, PIN -683 101
5.THE CHAIRMAN, ADVISORY BOARD,KAAPA, SREENIVAS,
PADAM ROAD, VIVEKANANDA NAGAR, ELAMAKKARA, PIN 682026
6.THE SUPERINTENDENT OF JAIL, CENTRAL JAIL, KANNUR, PIN 670004
BY ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR GENERAL OF PROSECUTION AND PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
This Writ Petition(criminal) having been finally heard on 07.10.2022
the Court on the same day delivered the following:-
APPENDIX OF WP(CRL.) 588/2022
Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO DCEKM/3051/2022/M.7 DATED
21.04.2022
ALEXANDER THOMAS & SOPHY THOMAS, JJ.
============================================= W.P. (Crl.) No. 588 of 2022 ============================================= Dated this the 7th day of October, 2022
GIST OF THE ORDERS AND DIRECTIONS IN THE
JUDGMENT RENDERED TODAY (07.10.2022) IN THIS
CASE
Ext.P-1 detention order No.DCEKM/3051/2022/M.7 dated
21.4.2022 issued by the 2nd respondent District Magistrate & District
Collector, Ernakulam, as confirmed by the 1 st respondent
State Government in the Home Department as per G.O(Rt.)No.
1744/2022/Home dated 24.6.2022 will stand quashed and set aside.
Consequently, it is ordered that the respondent authorities and the
Jail authorities concerned (Superintendent, Central Prison, Kannur),
where the detenue Sri.Ratheesh @ Kara Ratheesh, is detained, shall
immediately release the detenue from jail and set him at liberty, if his
detention is not required in any other case.
2. The Registry of this Court and the Secretary to the office
of the Advocate General will immediately communicate a copy of this
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order to the Superintendent, Central Prison, Kannur, for necessary
information and immediate compliance.
3. We are issuing the gist of the orders and directions in the
afore judgment, as the judgment has been dictated only today and
it will take some time for the formal issuance of the certified copy of
the judgment.
Hand over to both sides.
Sd/-
ALEXANDER THOMAS, JUDGE
Sd/-
SOPHY THOMAS, JUDGE
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