Kerala High Court
Accused Must Be Given A Legibile Copy Of Statement Recorded By Magistrate U/S 164 CrPC: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court held that an accused should be given a legible copy of the Section 164 statement before the start of trial as he has the statutory right to use those statements to contradict the maker of the statement during cross-examination.For context, a Section 164 statement is a statement or confession recorded by the Magistrate under Section 164 of CrPC.The petitioner in this case...
Victim/ Informant Must Be Communicated About Deletion Of Names From Array Of Accused In Final Report: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that an investigating officer must notify the informant or victim about removing individuals from the list of accused in the final report, if they were initially named as accused in the FIR. Additionally, the Court emphasized that upon taking cognizance of the offences based on the final report, the Magistrate must also inform the informant or victim of...
Sakha Activities, Mass Drills, Weaponry Training Are Prohibited In Temple Premises: Travancore Devaswom Board To Kerala High Court
An affidavit has been filed before the Kerala High Court stating that despite the issuance of notices to RSS members and the filing of complaints with the police, the sakha activities continue to take place at the Rakthakanda Swamy Temple in Omallur, Pathanamthitta district. The Secretary of the Travancore Devaswom Board submitted the counter affidavit on behalf of both the Devaswom...
[Actress Assault Case] Kerala High Court Declines To Quash Case Against Publisher, Chief Editor Of Newspaper For Disclosing Details Of Sexual Offence Victim
The Kerala High Court declined to quash proceedings under Section 228A of the IPC against the Printer and Publisher and Chief editor of Rashtra Deepika Publications, Kottayam for disclosing the details of victim in 2017 actress assault case. Justice A. Badharudeen ordered that a prima facie offence was made out against the petitioners and dismissed the case.“In this matter, the 1st accused...
Kerala High Court Grants Bail To One PFI Member Accused In RSS Leader Sreenivasan's Murder, Denies Bail To Two Others
The Kerala High Court has granted bail to one Shihab P, an alleged member of the Popular Front of India, accused for murder of RSS leader Sreenivasan at Melamuri Junction in Palakkad Town in Kerala on April 16, 2022.The Division Bench comprising Justice A.K.Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Syam Kumar V.M. found no reasonable ground to believe that the accusations made against him are prima...
Kerala High Court Directs DLSA To Provide Assistance To Family Of 9-Yr-Old Hit-And-Run Victim To Get Accident Compensation
The Kerala High Court directed the Kozhikode District Legal Service Authority (DLSA) to render all necessary assistance to the family of the minor child Drishana to help them submit claims to get victim compensation for being a road accident victim.Reportedly, 9-year-old Drishana got hit by a moving car in February 2024. The vehicle did not stop after the accident. She has been in a state...
Kerala High Court Directs State To Take Custody Of All Vehicles Driven Dangerously During Onam Celebrations At Farook And Nehar College
Kerala High Court had directed the state to take custody of all vehicles which were used dangerously in the Onam show at Naher College in Kannur and Farook College in Kozhikode.The Division Bench of Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice P. G. Ajithkumar orally directed to register crime against the drivers and owner of the vehicles. The Court also asked to get the details of other persons in...
[2015 Kerala Assembly Ruckus Case] High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Three Congress Legislators
The Kerala High Court has quashed proceedings against former Congress MLAs M A Vaheed, Dominic Presentation, K Sivadasan Nair in the 2015 Kerala Legislative Assembly Ruckus case.Former LDF legislators K K Lathika and Jameela Prakasham filed complaints against the legislators for obstructing their movement inside the Assembly by using force and touching their bodies. The Magistrate had...
[Wayanad Landslides] 'Grievance Of Survivors Not Redressed Within Two Weeks Must Be Brought Before Us': Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court directed the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) and Kerala State Legal Services Authority (KeLSA) to bring before the court, the unredressed grievances of survivors in the Wayanad landslides.The Division Bench comprising the Division Bench of Justice A.K.Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Syam Kumar V.M. ordered that the Court would monitor the...
Kerala High Court Dismisses VD Satheesan's Plea Seeking CBI Probe Into KFON Project Over Allegations Of Corruption
The Kerala High Court today dismissed the plea filed by Leader of the Opposition of the Kerala Legislative Assembly and MLA V D Satheeshan seeking a probe by the Central Investigating Agency (CBI) into the conception and execution of the Kerala Fibre Optic Network Project Ltd. (K-FON) and to quash the award of contract to implement the project to he consortium comprising of Bharat...
Kerala High Court Initiates Suo Moto Case After Two Police Officers Attack Lawyer Inside Alleppey Court, Mulls SOP For Police Conduct
The Kerala High Court has initiated a suo case to deal with instances of violence against members of the legal fraternity by the police. The suo moto case was initiated based on a letter submitted by the Kerala High Court Advocates' Association (KHCAA) to the Acting Chief Justice A Muhamed Mustaque seeking action against the police officers who attacked a lawyer within the premises of...
[Justice Hema Committee Report] Director Vinayan Moves Kerala HC Challenging Inclusion Of B Unnikrishnan As Member In Draft Policy Committee
A plea has been moved by prominent South Indian Film Director Vinayan challenging the government order dated July 15, 2023, that appointed Director B Unnikrishnan, the secretary of the Film Employees Federation of Kerala (FEFKA) as a member of the committee for the formulation of policy related to cinema based on the Justice Hema Committee Report.The draft policy committee constituted in...