AKHIL v. STATE OF KERALA
Court: High Court of Kerala
Bench: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BECHU KURIAN THOMAS
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Case summary
High Court of Kerala judgment dated 2024-08-06. AKHIL v. STATE OF KERALA. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
2024:KER:59240 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BECHU KURIAN THOMAS TH TUESDAY, THE 6 DAY OF AUGUST 2024 / 15TH SRAVANA, 1946 CRL. MC NO. 5548 OF 2024 CRIME NO. 154/2024 OF Peechi Police Station, Thrissur PETITIONER/ ACCUSED NO. 2 : AKHIL AGED 29 YEARS SON OF SURENDRAN, KALAPURAKKAL HOUSE, MANNUTHY PATTALAKUNNU DESOM, KOZHUKULLY (P. O), THRISSUR DISTRICT, PIN - 680751 BY ADV NIREESH MATHEW RESPONDENT/ STATE & BANK : 1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM, KOCHI, PIN - 682031 2 AXIS BANK KUTTANELLOOR BRANCH, 26/685-9; 28/685-3, POTTACKAL, THANGAM TOWER, PADAVARADU MAIN ROAD, KUTTANELLOOR, THRISSUR, (BRANCH ID-4877), PIN – 680 014 BY SMT. NIMA JACOB, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06. 08. 2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: 2024:KER:59240 BECHU KURIAN THOMAS, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Crl. M. C. No.
5548 of 2024 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= th Dated this the 6 day of August, 2024 ORDER nd Petitioner sought for a direction to the 2 respondent – Axis Bank to preserve and furnish the CCTV footage pertaining to 15. 02. 2024, installed at its office. nd 2. Petitioner is the 2 accused in Crime No. 154 of 2024 of Peechi Police Station, Thrissur, alleging offences under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. He alleges that the crime has been registered against him falsely and that the CCTV footage of nd 15. 02. 2024 installed at the office of the 2 respondent would prove his innocence. According to him, despite repeated requests to the Investigating Officer, no steps were initiated to preserve the said footage or seize the same for the purpose of investigation. 3. When the case came up for consideration, this Court by an nd order dated 12. 07. 2024 directed the 2 respondent to preserve the CCTV footage of 15. 02.
2024 in respect of the camera installed at the office of nd the 2 respondent at Kuttanelloor Branch, Thrissur. nd 4. The learned counsel for the 2 respondent submitted that pursuant to the direction of this Court, the CCTV footage as directed has been preserved. 5. In the light of the submission of the learned counsel for the 2024:KER:59240 nd 2 respondent as noted earlier in this order, I am of the view that this Crl. M. C. can be disposed of making the interim order absolute and also observing that if in case the Investigating Officer seeks for production of the said CCTV footage so preserved, the same shall be made available by nd the 2 respondent. Ordered accordingly. The Crl. M. C. is disposed of as above. Sd/- BECHU KURIAN THOMAS, JUDGE RKM 2024:KER:59240 APPENDIX OF CRL. MC 5548/2024 PETITIONER'S ANNEXURES : Annexure 1 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE BAIL OBJECTION REPORT FILED BY THE INVESTIGATING OFFICER IN THE ABOVE CRIME IN B. A. NO.
2941/2024 THROUGH THE LEARNED PUBLIC PROSECUTOR DATED 29. 04. 2024 Annexure 2 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE PETITION DATED 14. 06. 2024 SUBMITTED BEFORE THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, THRISSUR BY THE PETITIONER'S WIFE ALONG WITH THE RECEIPT
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