ANITHA ASHOK KUMAR v. STATE OF KERALA
Court: High Court of Kerala
Bench: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN
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Case summary
High Court of Kerala judgment dated 2024-08-06. ANITHA ASHOK KUMAR v. STATE OF KERALA. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
Crl. M. C. No. 8828 of 2017 2024:KER:59550 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. V. KUNHIKRISHNAN TH TUESDAY, THE 6 DAY OF AUGUST 2024 / 15TH SRAVANA, 1946 CRL. MC NO. 8828 OF 2017 CRIME NO. 1138/2014 OF THRIKKAKARA POLICE STATION, ERNAKULAM AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT DATED IN CC NO. 311 OF 2016 OF JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE COURT, KAKKANAD PETITIONER/2ND ACCUSED: ANITHA ASHOK KUMAR AGED 51 YEARS, W/O. ASHOK KUMAR, ANIL NIVAS, VILAYADISSERIL HOUSE, ULLANNOOR MURI, KULANADA VILLAGE, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT, EMPLOYED AT DUBAI HOSPITAL, LEVEL 10, WEST P. O. BOX NO. 7272,DUBAI, U. A. E. BY ADVS. SRI. K. SHAJ SRI. RENJIT GEORGE RESPONDENTS: 1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM-682 031. 2 SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, THRIKKAKARA POLICE STATION THRIKKAKARA, ERNAKULAM. 3 K. S. PRAMEELA H. NO. 76, EASTERN HOMES, KAKKANAD, Crl. M. C. No.
8828 of 2017 2024:KER:59550 KOCHI-682030,(FROM KALARICKAL HOUSE, KOONNAMTHANAM MURI, KOONNAMTHANAM VILLAGE, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT). BY ADVS. SRI. SANGEETHARAJ. N. R, PP SMT. DHANYA BABU SMT. P. A. PRIYA SRI. P. S. SYAMKUTTAN SRI. M. LIJU - R3 THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06. 08. 2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: Crl. M. C. No. 8828 of 2017 2024:KER:59550 P. V. KUNHIKRISHNAN, J. -------------------------------- Crl. M. C. No. 8828 of 2017 ---------------------------------th Dated this the 06 day of August, 2024 O R D E R This Criminal Miscellaneous Case is filed to quash the proceedings in C. C. No. 311/2016 on the file of Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Kakkanad, arising from Crime No. 1138/2014 of Thrikkakara Police Station. The above case is charge sheeted against the petitioner and another alleging offences punishable under Section 498A r/w 34 of IPC. st 2.
The prosecution case is that the 1 rd accused, husband, harassed the 3 respondent/defacto complainant, both physically and mentally, demanding the ATM card and Credit Crl. M. C. No. 8828 of 2017 2024:KER:59550 Card and on the instigation of the petitioner/2nd st accused, the 1 accused physically and mentally rd harassed the 3 respondent/defacto complainant to rd transfer 82 cents of property belonging to the 3 respondent to the petitioner/2nd accused. Hence, it is alleged that the accused committed the offence. According to the petitioner, even if the entire allegations are accepted, no offence is made out nd against the petitioner who is the 2 accused. 3. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor. 4. The counsel for the petitioner submitted that, even if the entire allegations are accepted, no offence is made out against the petitioner who is the nd 2 accused.
The learned Public Prosecutor and the rd learned counsel for the 3 respondent takes me through Annexure-A1 complaint which leads to the Crl. M. C. No. 8828 of 2017 2024:KER:59550 registration of the case. The Public Prosecutor takes me through some paragraphs of Annexure-A1 complaint and submitted that, there are specific allegations against the petitioner regarding the theft of certain articles. It is true that, in Annexure-A1 complaint, the offences alleged are under Sections 498A, 379 r/w 34 of IPC. But, in the final report, as evident by Annexure-A3, the Police deleted Section 379 IPC and the offence alleged are only under Section 498A r/w 34 IPC. A perusal of Annexure-A3 final report would show that, the only allegation nd against the petitioner who is the 2 accused is that, st on her instigation, the 1 accused physically and mentally harass the defacto complainant to transfer rd 82 cents of property belongs to the 3 respondent to the petitioner.
It will be better to extract the final report of the Police: Crl. M. C. No.
8828 of 2017 2024:KER:59550 “1-) ൦ പ്ര തതിയയും 1-)൦ സസാകതിയയും തമതി ൽ ഹതിന്ദു ഈഴവ മതസാചസാരപ്രകസാരയും 27-10-2004 തതിയതതി മു ത ൽ വതിവസാഹയും കഴതിഞ ഭസാരര്യ ഭ ർതസാക്കനസാരസായതി തസാമസതിച്ചു വന്ന നസാ ൾ തമു ൽ കസാക്കനസാടട വതിലല്ലേജട കസാക്കനസാടട കരയതി ൽ കതിഴക്കട പടതിഞസാറസായതി കതിടക്കുന്ന പപസായ്യചതിറ -കസാക്കനസാടട ലറസാഡതിപന്റെ വടക്കു വശത്തു പതക്കട ദർശനതതിൽ സതിതതിപചയടയന്ന തൃക്ക സാക്കര മു നതിസതിപസാലതിറതി 24-)൦ വസാർഡതിൽ 76-)o നമർ ദതിനപറമട വവീടതിൽ ലജസാർടതിജ്കു വക ഇരുനതിലകളസായതി പണതിതതിട്ടുള്ള വവീടതിപന്റെ ഗഗ്രൗണട ലഫസാറതിപല പബെഡട റൂമതി ൽ വചട 1-)൦ സസാകതി വക ATM കസാർഡതിനയും credit card -ന ലവണതിയയും 1-)൦ പ്ര തതി 1-)൦ സസാകതിപയ മസാനസതികമസായയും ശസാരവീരതികമസായയും പവീഡതിപതിച്ചുയും വതിലദശത്തു ലജസാലതി പചയ്യുന്ന 1-)൦ പ്രതതിയപട സലഹസാദരതിയസായ 2-)൦ പ്ര തതിയപട ലപരതിലലക്കട 1-)൦ സസാകതിയപട ഉടമസതയതിലുള്ള 82 പസന്റെട സലയും എഴുതതിപകസാടുക്കുന്നതതിനലവണതി 2-)൦ പ്ര തതിയപട ലപ്രരണയസാ ൽ 1-)൦ പ്രതതി 1-)൦ സസാകതിപയ ശസാരവീരതികമസായയും മസാനസതികമസായയും പവീഡതിപതിക്കുന്നതതിന ഇടയസാക്കതി പ്ര തതിക ൾ തര്യതതിനടകൃ പരസ്പരയും ഉതസാഹതികളയും സഹസായതികളമസായതി വ ർതതിച്ചു Sec.
498A & 34 IPC പ്രകസാരയും ശതികതിക്കതക്ക കു റയും പചയ്ത കസാരര്യയും . ” 5. From the above, it is clear that the only Crl. M. C. No. 8828 of 2017 2024:KER:59550 st allegation is that the petitioner instigated the 1 st accused and thereafter the 1 accused harassed the defacto complainant to transfer the property in the name of the petitioner. Even if these allegations are accepted, there is absolutely nothing to show that nd the petitioner who is the 2 accused had done anything to attract Section 498A IPC. All the st allegations are against the 1 accused. Therefore, I am of the considered opinion that the continuation nd of prosecution against the petitioner who is the 2 accused is unnecessary. But, I make it clear that, I st have not considered the case of the 1 accused and the court concerned will consider the same separately, untrammeled by any observation in this order. Therefore, this Criminal Miscellaneous Case is allowed. All further proceedings against the Crl. M. C. No.
8828 of 2017 2024:KER:59550 petitioner alone in C. C. No. 311/2016 on the files of Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Kakkanad, arising from Crime No. 1138/2014 of Thrikkakara Police Station are quashed. Sd/- P. V. KUNHIKRISHNAN JUDGE nvj Crl. M. C. No. 8828 of 2017 2024:KER:59550 APPENDIX OF CRL. MC 8828/2017 PETITIONER ANNEXURES ANNEXURE A1 TRUE COPY OF CMP NO. 809/2014 ON THE FILE OF THE JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE COURT, KAKKANAD ANNEXURE A2 TRUE COPY OF THE FIR IN CRIME NO. 1138/2014 ON THE FILES OF TEH THRIKKAKARA POLICE STATION. ANNEXURE A3 TRUE COPY OF THE FINAL REPORT IN C. C. NO. 311/2016 ON THE FILES OF THE JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE COURT, KAKKANAD RESPONDENTS EXHIBITS: NIL //TRUE COPY// PA TO JUDGE
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