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Roy Fernandez vs State Of Kerala
2023 Latest Caselaw 10804 Ker

Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 10804 Ker
Judgement Date : 19 October, 2023

Kerala High Court
Roy Fernandez vs State Of Kerala on 19 October, 2023
             IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                              PRESENT
           THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN
    THURSDAY, THE 19TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2023 / 27TH ASWINA, 1945
                     CRL.MC NO. 3490 OF 2021
    AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT CC 876/2017 OF SPECIAL COURT OF
 JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS FOR TRIAL OF CASES U/S.138 NI
                 ACT(JMFC XI), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
PETITIONERS/ACCUSED 1 TO 4:

    1     ROY FERNANDEZ
          AGED 32 YEARS
          S/O.ANTONY FERNANDEZ, T.C.35/923, RANI HOUSE, NEAR
          VALIYATHURA FCI, VALLAKKADAVU WARD, PETTAH VILLAGE,
          THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT.
    2     ROY REMOLD,
          AGED 29 YEARS
          S/O. REMOLD, T.C.45/529, (77/663 NEW), PUTHUVAL
          PURAYIDOM VEEDU, MUTTATHARA VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
          DISTRICT.
    3     KAVIRAJ M.,
          AGED 39 YEARS
          S/O.MOHANAN, KAVITHA NIVAS, K.S.ROAD, KOVALAM,
          VENGANOOR VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT.
    4     REX HARISON,
          AGED 32 YEARS
          S/O. JOSE HARISON, T.C.71/3914, KUZHIVILAKOM PURAYIDOM,
          NEAR VALIYATHURA VISHWABHARATHI, MUTTATHARA VILLAGE,
          THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT.
          BY ADVS.
          AYYAPPAN SANKAR
          RAGESH N.T.


RESPONDENTS/STATE, INVESTIGATING OFFICER & DE-FACTO COMPLAINANT:

    1     STATE OF KERALA
          REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA,
          ERNAKULAM-682031.
    2     THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE,
 Crl.M.C.No.3490 of 2021


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           VALIATHURA POLICE STATION, VALIATHURA P.O.,
           THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT, PIN-695008.
    3      ROBINSON GOMEZ
           AGED 37 YEARS
           S/O. JOHNSON GOMEZ, SUSI HOUSE,
           T.C.71/3313, NEAR FCI, KUZHIVILAKOM,
           VALLAKKADAVU, VALIATHURA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
           DISTRICT-695008.
    4      RICHARDSON GOMEZ
           AGED 36 YEARS
           S/O. JOHNSON GOMEZ, SUSI HOUSE, T.C.71/3313,
           NEAR FCI, KUZHIVILAKOM, VALLAKKADAVU,
           VALIATHURA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
           DISTRICT-695008.
           BY ADV S.R.SREEJITH


           SRI.M.P.PRASANTH, PP



        THIS   CRIMINAL   MISC.       CASE   HAVING   COME   UP   FOR
ADMISSION ON 19.10.2023, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY
PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
 Crl.M.C.No.3490 of 2021


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               P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN, J.
              ------------------------------
               Crl.M.C.No.3490 of 2021
      ----------------------------------------------
      Dated this the 19th day of October, 2023


                           ORDER

This Criminal Miscellaneous Case is filed to quash

the proceedings in C.C.No.876/2017 on the file of the

Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-XI,

Thiruvananthapuram arising from Crime No.191/2016

of Valiathura Police Station based on a settlement.

2. The learned Public Prosecutor after getting

instructions submitted that the 1st petitioner in this

case is involved in 25 other crimes in which some of

the cases are registered under Sections 307 and 308

IPC and also under the provisions of the NDPS Act. In

such circumstances, this Court can not quash the Crl.M.C.No.3490 of 2021

proceedings based on a settlement. But there can be

a direction to the trial court to dispose of the matter

expeditiously because the Calender Case is registered

in the year 2017.

Therefore, this Criminal Miscellaneous Case is

disposed of directing the Judicial First Class Magistrate

Court-XI, Thiruvananthapuram to dispose of

C.C.No.876/2017, as expeditiously as possible.

Sd/-

P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN DM JUDGE Crl.M.C.No.3490 of 2021

APPENDIX OF CRL.MC 3490/2021

PETITIONER ANNEXURES ANNEXURE 1 CERTIFIED TRUE COPY OF THE F.I.R.

DATED 8.2.2016 IN CRIME NO.191/2016 OF VALIATHURA POLICE STATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. ANNEXURE 2 CERTIFIED TRUE COPY OF FINAL REPORT IN CRIME NO.191/2016 OF VALIATHURA POLICE STATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT, PENDING AS C.C.NO.876/2017 ON THE FILE OF JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE COURT-XI, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.

ANNEXURE 3 NOTARIZED AFFIDAVIT AFFIRMED AND SIGNED BY 3RD RESPONDENT DATED 7.7.2021.

ANNEXURE 4 NOTARIZED AFFIDAVIT AFFIRMED AND SIGNED BY 4TH RESPONDENT DATED 7.7.2021.

RESPONDENTS EXHIBITS        :NIL
                 //TRUE COPY//     PA TO JUDGE
 

 
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