Kerala High Court Suspends Sentence Of Man Accused Of Involvement In "Cutting Hand" Of Professor For Allegedly Insulting Prophet Mohammad
1 week, 3 days ago

Kerala High Court Suspends Sentence Of Man Accused Of Involvement In "Cutting Hand" Of Professor For Allegedly Insulting Prophet Mohammad

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Thursday suspended the sentence of M K Nasar who was convicted to life imprisonment by the Special Court of Trial of NIA Cases for chopping the hands of Professor T J Joseph. While suspending the sentence and granting bail to the accused, the Court observed thus: “The applicant has been undergoing incarceration, at the pre-conviction and post-conviction phases, for over 9 years. A total of 31 accused persons faced the Trial, and the Trial Court convicted 13 accused persons and acquitted the remaining 18 accused persons in 2015. Furthermore, the appeals seeking enhancement of sentence in the earlier case are also pending.” Relying upon Apex Court judgments, the Court observed that the long delay in considering the appeal is a favourable factor for releasing the accused on bail.

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Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 09 - December 15, 2024
1 week ago

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 09 - December 15, 2024

Live Law  

Nominal Index Manoj George v State of Kerala, 2024 LiveLaw 782 Manohari R v The Deputy Tahsildar, 2024 LiveLaw 783 DBS Bank India Ltd v The State of Kerala and Others, 2024 LiveLaw 784 M Shammy Kumar v State of Kerala & Connected Matter, 2024 LiveLaw 785 Nishad Padinjare Peediyekkal V Hyderiyya Masjid Mahall Committee, 2024 LiveLaw 786 State Bank …

Kerala professor T.J. Joseph hand-chopping case: High Court grants bail to man sentenced to life
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1 week, 3 days ago

Kerala professor T.J. Joseph hand-chopping case: High Court grants bail to man sentenced to life

The Hindu  

The Kerala High Court has granted bail to the main conspirator in the sensational college professor hand-chopping case of 2010 who was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment by a special NIA court in 2023. Bail conditions The High Court granted him the relief subject to the condition that he shall execute a bond for the sum of ₹1 lakh …

Kerala High Court grants bail to key accused in professor's hand chopping case
1 week, 3 days ago

Kerala High Court grants bail to key accused in professor's hand chopping case

India Today  

The Kerala High Court granted bail and suspended the life imprisonment sentence of MK Nasar, one of the main accused in the 2010 attack on Professor TJ Joseph. The High Court suspended Nasar’s sentence after considering his appeal against the trial court’s conviction. The court noted that he had already spent nine years in jail and that delays in resolving …

Kerala High Court Upholds Conviction Of Riyas Aboobakkar For Propagating ISIS Ideologies, Awards 8-Yr Rigorous Imprisonment
1 week, 6 days ago

Kerala High Court Upholds Conviction Of Riyas Aboobakkar For Propagating ISIS Ideologies, Awards 8-Yr Rigorous Imprisonment

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has upheld the conviction imposed upon Riyas Aboobakkar by the Special Court constituted under the NIA Act. The NIA Court framed charges and the Special Court found the appellant guilty and convicted him to ten years of rigorous imprisonment under Sections 38 and Section 39. The Court further stated that there is sufficient evidence including call …

Supreme Court Restores Criminal Proceedings Against Kerala MLA Antony Raju In Evidence Tampering Case, Directs To Conclude Trial In 1 Yr
1 month ago

Supreme Court Restores Criminal Proceedings Against Kerala MLA Antony Raju In Evidence Tampering Case, Directs To Conclude Trial In 1 Yr

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday restored the criminal proceedings initiated against Kerala MLA and former Minister Antony Raju over alleged tampering of underwear evidence in a drugs case conducted by him as a junior lawyer in 1990.A bench of Justices CT Ravikumar and Sanjay Karol held that the Kerala High Court erred in holding that the criminal proceedings were barred …

Children's Courts Notified For Speedy Trial Of Offences, Jurisdiction Of Criminal Courts Conducting Trial Not Taken Away: Kerala High Court
1 month, 1 week ago

Children's Courts Notified For Speedy Trial Of Offences, Jurisdiction Of Criminal Courts Conducting Trial Not Taken Away: Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court held that the Magistrate Court does not lose its jurisdiction to try criminal cases merely because the State Government has notified Children's Courts for the speedy trial of offences against children. However, the Court stated that it is proper that the offences be tried by the Children's Court.The state government issued a notification in 2009 made …

33 Years Later, Rajasthan High Court Sentences Husband To Life Imprisonment For Wife's Murder; Sets Aside Acquittal Order
2 months, 3 weeks ago

33 Years Later, Rajasthan High Court Sentences Husband To Life Imprisonment For Wife's Murder; Sets Aside Acquittal Order

Live Law  

While overturning a decision acquitting a man accused of murdering his first wife, the Rajasthan High Court observed that the trial court in its 1992 order had ignored the testimonies of the eyewitnesses due to minor contradictions as well as corroborative evidence, which was a patent error in law. The division bench of Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati and Justice Munnuri …

Duty Of Court To Restore Litigant For Loss Suffered Due To Negligence Of Court: Kerala HC
3 months, 1 week ago

Duty Of Court To Restore Litigant For Loss Suffered Due To Negligence Of Court: Kerala HC

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has observed that the concept of restitution of the litigant for the loss suffered due to negligence of the court is a fundamental principle of Indian Judiciary and Jurisprudence. This principle follows the legal maxim of Actus Curiae Neminem Gravabit which means that 'an act of Court shall prejudice no-one', that is, if a litigant suffers …

Kerala High Court Commutes Death Sentence Of Man For Murdering 3 & 7 Yr-Old Nephews, Imposes 30-Yr Rigorous Imprisonment Sentence
5 months ago

Kerala High Court Commutes Death Sentence Of Man For Murdering 3 & 7 Yr-Old Nephews, Imposes 30-Yr Rigorous Imprisonment Sentence

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has commuted the death penalty imposed upon Thomas Chacko alias Shibu to 30 years of rigorous imprisonment without remission for murdering his nephews aged 3 and 7. observed that Constitutional Courts have the power to substitute the death penalty imposed by the Trial Court to imprisonment for a fixed term without remission in appropriate cases. Taking …

Rape-cum-murder case: SC stays execution of death sentence awarded to convict
5 months ago

Rape-cum-murder case: SC stays execution of death sentence awarded to convict

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has stayed the execution of the death sentence awarded to a man convicted for raping and murdering a 30-year-old law student in Kerala in 2016. A bench headed by Justice B R Gavai passed the order while hearing the convict's plea challenging the Kerala High Court's May 20 verdict that upheld his conviction and confirmed …

Supreme Court Stays Execution Of Death Penalty Given To Man For Rape-Murder Of Law Student In Kerala
5 months ago

Supreme Court Stays Execution Of Death Penalty Given To Man For Rape-Murder Of Law Student In Kerala

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the execution of the death sentence given to Muhammed Ameer-Ul Islam, a migrant labourer from Assam, for committing the rape and murder of a law student in Perumbavoor on April 28, 2016.A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai, Sanjay Karol and KV Viswanathan, considering the appeal filed by the convict against the Kerala High Court's. …

Madras High Court Grants Four More Months To Complete Trial In Money Laundering Case Against Former TN Minister Senthil Balaji
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Madras High Court Grants Four More Months To Complete Trial In Money Laundering Case Against Former TN Minister Senthil Balaji

Live Law  

The Madras High Court on Wednesday granted four more months to the Chennai Principal and Sessions Court to complete trial in the money laundering case initiated by the Enforcement Directorate against former Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji. In February this year, while dismissing the bail application of Balaji, Justice Anand Venkatesh had asked the trial court to complete the trial …

Kerala HC upholds death sentence in 2016 rape and murder of law student
7 months ago

Kerala HC upholds death sentence in 2016 rape and murder of law student

Hindustan Times  

The Kerala high court on Monday upheld the death sentence given by a trial court to Muhammed Ameer ul-Islam, the lone convict in the 2016 rape and murder of a 30-year-old law student in Ernakulam district of the state. Kerala HC upholds death sentence in 2016 rape and murder of law student The accused, then 22 years old and a …

Created Fear & Vulnerability Amongst Women, Had Profound Impact On Society: Kerala High Court Confirms Death Sentence Of Man Convicted Of Brutal Rape-Murder
7 months ago

Created Fear & Vulnerability Amongst Women, Had Profound Impact On Society: Kerala High Court Confirms Death Sentence Of Man Convicted Of Brutal Rape-Murder

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court today confirmed the death sentence imposed upon Muhammed Ameer-Ul Islam, a migrant labourer from Assam for committing the rape and murder of a law student in Perumbavoor on April 28, 2016. It said, “The Court stated that the brutality committed by the accused on the body of the victim to cause her death can only be …

Kerala High Court upholds death sentence of a convict in law student rape and murder case
7 months ago

Kerala High Court upholds death sentence of a convict in law student rape and murder case

India TV News  

The Kerala High Court on Monday upheld the death sentence for Ameerul Islam, convicted in the 2016 rape and murder of a 30-year-old Dalit law student in Perumbavoor. The high court dismissed Islam's appeal against the sessions court verdict and confirmed the capital punishment. The court had said that the confirmation of the capital punishment was also made based on …

Kerala: Life imprisonment for Shyamjith in Vishnupriya murder case
7 months, 1 week ago

Kerala: Life imprisonment for Shyamjith in Vishnupriya murder case

New Indian Express  

KANNUR: The Thalassery Additional District Court on Monday awarded life sentence to M Shyamjith in the Vishnupriya murder case. Moreover, Justice AV Mrudula sentenced the convict to ten years imprisonment and slapped a fine of Rs 2 lakh for house-trespass in order to kill Vishnupriya. Vishnupriya was engaged on a video call with her male friend when Shyamjith barged into …

Accused Can't Plead Guilty To Get Lesser Sentence, Court's Should Not Give Concessions Or Adopt Liberal Approach Due To Guilty Plea: Kerala High Court
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Accused Can't Plead Guilty To Get Lesser Sentence, Court's Should Not Give Concessions Or Adopt Liberal Approach Due To Guilty Plea: Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court held that an accused cannot be imposed with a lesser sentence merely because he appeared before the Court through his counsel and pleaded guilty. Justice P Somarajan set aside the Trial Court's order by which a sentence of fine was imposed upon the accused. On the other hand, the sentence should reflect a proper balance.” The …

The Complete Supreme Court Annual Digest- 2023 [Part-XIV]
7 months, 2 weeks ago

The Complete Supreme Court Annual Digest- 2023 [Part-XIV]

Live Law  

Municipal Corporation Act Municipal Corporation Act - Delhi Municipal Corporation Regulations - These provisions make it abundantly clear that the election of the Mayor has to be held first. Mina Pun v. State of U.P., 2023 LiveLaw 724 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 - Conviction liable to be set aside if samples weren't drawn in magistrate's presence as …

Kerala High Court Declines To Suspend Execution Of Monson Mavunkal's Life Sentence For Sexually Abusing Employee's Minor Daughter
8 months, 1 week ago

Kerala High Court Declines To Suspend Execution Of Monson Mavunkal's Life Sentence For Sexually Abusing Employee's Minor Daughter

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has dismissed a plea by Monson Mavunkal to suspend the execution of his life imprisonment sentence passed by the trial court in a sexual assault case.“It is to be noted that the petitioner has been awarded the imprisonment for life on three different counts by the learned Additional Sessions Judge. The Kerala High Court has dismissed …

Chandrasekharan murder case: Kerala HC upholds conviction of 12 accused
10 months ago

Chandrasekharan murder case: Kerala HC upholds conviction of 12 accused

Hindustan Times  

The Kerala high court on Monday upheld the conviction of 12 accused, including local Communist Party of India leaders, and set aside the acquittal of two others by a trial court in the case of the murder of TP Chandrasekharan, founder of Revolutionary Marxist Party, by a group of assailants in May 2012. Of the 12 accused convicted by the …

[T P Chandrasekharan Murder] Kerala High Court Upholds Conviction Of Accused, Sets Aside Acquittal Of Two
10 months ago

[T P Chandrasekharan Murder] Kerala High Court Upholds Conviction Of Accused, Sets Aside Acquittal Of Two

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has today confirmed the conviction of the accused in the murder of T P Chandrasekharan under Section 302 and Section 120B. The Division Bench comprising Justice A.K.Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Kauser Edappagath while confirming the conviction held thus: “We sustain the conviction Of Anoop, Manoj Kumar @ Kirmani Manoj, N.K.Sunil Kumar @ Kodi Suni, Rajeesh Thondikkandi …

Kerala professor’s palm chopping case: Accused used fake name, moved places to evade law
11 months, 1 week ago

Kerala professor’s palm chopping case: Accused used fake name, moved places to evade law

Hindustan Times  

Savad, the prime accused in the 2010 professor palm-chopping case, who was hiding from the law for 13 years, acquired a false identity, got married, and had two children, investigators said on Thursday, a day after the National Investigation Agency arrested him from Kannur district. On Thursday, Abdul Rehman, Savad’s father-in-law, said that he did not know his daughter’s husband …

Kerala High Court Grants More Time To Ex-Govt Pleader To Surrender In Sexual Assault Case
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala High Court Grants More Time To Ex-Govt Pleader To Surrender In Sexual Assault Case

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Thursday extended the time granted to former Senior Government Pleader P.G. Manu to surrender in an alleged sexual assault case involving a female client. Manu had resigned from his post as Senior Government Pleader following allegations of raping the woman victim who had approached him for legal advice. Court noted that the former Senior Government …

Kerala High Court Annual Digest 2023: Part II [Citations 256-511]
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala High Court Annual Digest 2023: Part II [Citations 256-511]

Live Law  

Nominal Index Citations Arumughom Achari Ranganathan Achari & Ors v. Rajamma Sarojam & Ors., 2023 LiveLaw 256 A single bench of Justice Viju Abraham referred to Section 22C of the Legal Services Authorities Act,1987, Regulation 33 of the Kerala State Legal Services Authority Regulation, 1998 and Regulation 17 of the National Legal Services Authority Regulations, 2009 to conclude that both …

'Would Send Wrong Signals to Public': Kerala HC Declines to Suspend Conviction of NCP MP in Attempt-to-murder Case
1 year, 2 months ago

'Would Send Wrong Signals to Public': Kerala HC Declines to Suspend Conviction of NCP MP in Attempt-to-murder Case

News 18  

The Kerala High Court has rejected a plea by NCP MP Mohammed Faizal for suspension of his conviction in an attempt-to-murder case, stating that if persons with criminal antecedents are permitted to continue as Members of Parliament/Legislatures even after conviction, it would only send wrong signals to the public at large. The prayer of the 2nd petitioner for suspension of …

Kerala high court refuses to suspend conviction of Lakshadweep MP in 2009 attempt to murder case
1 year, 2 months ago

Kerala high court refuses to suspend conviction of Lakshadweep MP in 2009 attempt to murder case

Hindustan Times  

The Kerala high court on Tuesday declined to suspend the conviction of Lakshadweep MP PP Mohammed Faizal in the 2009 attempt to murder case. Faizal and three others had been convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for period ranging from one month to 10 years by a sessions court in Kavaratti for attempting to murder Mohammed Salih, the son-in-law of late …

Appellate Courts Can Interfere With Acquittal Judgments Despite Double Presumption In Favour Of Accused: Kerala High Court
1 year, 3 months ago

Appellate Courts Can Interfere With Acquittal Judgments Despite Double Presumption In Favour Of Accused: Kerala High Court

Live Law  

While reversing an order of acquittal in a bribery case against a village officer, the Kerala High Court recently observed that CrPC does not mandate the appellate court to differentiate between the appeals against judgments of conviction or acquittal and that they have the same powers while dealing with both. It was also argued that the court below failed to …

SC sets aside Kerala High Court order suspending conviction of MP Mohd. Faizal
1 year, 4 months ago

SC sets aside Kerala High Court order suspending conviction of MP Mohd. Faizal

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside an order of a Single Judge Bench of the Kerala High Court suspending the conviction of Lok Sabha member in an attempt-to-murder case. ‘Societal interest’ In January, the Single Judge Bench of the High Court had suspended Mr. Faizal’s conviction on the ground that societal interest lay in averting an expensive election. However, …

Plea In Kerala High Court Challenges Grant Of Anticipatory Bail To 57 Yrs Old Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 7-Yr-Old
1 year, 4 months ago

Plea In Kerala High Court Challenges Grant Of Anticipatory Bail To 57 Yrs Old Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 7-Yr-Old

Live Law  

A plea has been moved in the Kerala High Court against the grant of anticipatory bail to a 57 years old man accused of sexually assaulting a minor aged 7 years. The Sessions Judge vide, its Order dated August 3, 2023, granted anticipatory bail to the accused on noting the delay caused in the registration of the case and that …

Three get life term in Kerala professor’s palm chopping case
1 year, 5 months ago

Three get life term in Kerala professor’s palm chopping case

Hindustan Times  

KOCHI: A special National Investigation Agency court in Kochi on Thursday awarded life imprisonment to three of the six convicts in a 2010 case wherein a Malayalam professor’s palm was chopped off by members of now-banned Popular Front of India. While 10 were awarded prison terms of eight years each for offences under the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, Explosive …

Kerala court finds 6 guilty of chopping off professor's hand over insult to Islam
1 year, 5 months ago

Kerala court finds 6 guilty of chopping off professor's hand over insult to Islam

India Today  

Over 13 years after the hand of a Kerala professor was chopped off over an alleged insult to Islam, a special court on Tuesday convicted six and acquitted five others. On July 4, 2010, the hand of professor TJ Joseph was cut off by members of the now-banned Popular Front of India after he was accused of insulting Islam in …

Kerala High Court Refuses To Quash Trial Court Proceedings Against Actor Unni Mukundan In Sexual Harassment Case
1 year, 7 months ago

Kerala High Court Refuses To Quash Trial Court Proceedings Against Actor Unni Mukundan In Sexual Harassment Case

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed an application filed by Malayalam film actor Unni Mukundan challenging an order of the Sessions Court that confirmed the order of the trial court refusing to discharge the actor in a case where he is facing prosecution for offences under Sections 354 and Section 354-B and Section 354-B of the Indian Penal Code,1860. …

Correctness Of Allegations In FIR To Be Tested During Trial; Not By High Court While Exercising Jurisdiction U/S 482 CrPC: Kerala High Court
1 year, 8 months ago

Correctness Of Allegations In FIR To Be Tested During Trial; Not By High Court While Exercising Jurisdiction U/S 482 CrPC: Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court recently reiterated the view that the High Court, while exercising its power under Section 482 Cr.P.C. The counsels for the respondents also relied upon the decision in Minakshi Bala v. Sudhir Kumar & Ors., wherein it had been laid down that only in rarest of rare cases could the Court exercise the jurisdiction under Section 482 …

14 held guilty of thrashing Kerala man to death in 2018
1 year, 8 months ago

14 held guilty of thrashing Kerala man to death in 2018

Hindustan Times  

A special court on Tuesday held 14 men guilty of thrashing a 27-year-old mentally ill tribal man to death after tying him to a tree over allegations of theft at Attapadi in Kerala’s Palakkad in February 2018. Madhu’s mother Malli, who faced threats and prompted the Kerala high court to supervise the trial in the case, said she was not …

Kerala High Court Refuses To Suspend Sentence Of Men Accused Of Attempting To Travel To Syria For Joining ISIS, Says Not Safe To Release Them
1 year, 10 months ago

Kerala High Court Refuses To Suspend Sentence Of Men Accused Of Attempting To Travel To Syria For Joining ISIS, Says Not Safe To Release Them

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has dismissed the applications seeking suspension of sentence of three persons, who were last year convicted for attempting to travel to Syria for allegedly joining the ISIS. The Division Bench of Justice Alexander Thomas and Justice Sophy Thomas noted that the Apex Court decision in Satender Kumar Antil vs. Central Bureau of Investigation that the delay …

Lakshadweep UT Moves Supreme Court Challenging HC Suspending Conviction Of Mohammed Faizal MP
1 year, 10 months ago

Lakshadweep UT Moves Supreme Court Challenging HC Suspending Conviction Of Mohammed Faizal MP

Live Law  

The Union Territory of Lakshadweep has filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the order of the Kerala High Court which suspended the conviction and sentence of Member of Parliament Mohammed Faizal in an attempt to murder case.Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta mentioned the petition before Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud for urgent listing, saying that it …

Kerala HC suspends conviction, sentence of disqualified Lakshadweep MP Mohammed Faizal in attempt to murder case
1 year, 10 months ago

Kerala HC suspends conviction, sentence of disqualified Lakshadweep MP Mohammed Faizal in attempt to murder case

The Hindu  

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday suspended the conviction and sentence of 10 years of rigorous imprisonment awarded by the Kavarathi Sessions Court to disqualified Lakshadweep MP Mohammed Faizal in a case of attempt to murder Mohammed Salih, son-in-law of former Union Minister P.M. Sayeed, during the 2009 Lok sabha polls. The court took into consideration that elected candidate could …

Vismaya Dowry Death Case: Kerala High Court Refuses To Suspend Husband Kiran Kumar's 10-Yrs Sentence
2 years ago

Vismaya Dowry Death Case: Kerala High Court Refuses To Suspend Husband Kiran Kumar's 10-Yrs Sentence

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed the application filed by Kiran Kumar, the convict in the Vismaya dowry death case, seeking an interim order for suspension of his 10 years sentence.The application was moved in a Criminal Appeal against his conviction and sentence handed down in May this year following his wife's death under mysterious circumstances, after she had …

Kerala Govt Approaches High Court For Cancellation Of MLA Eldhose Kunnappilly's Anticipatory Bail In Rape Case
2 years, 1 month ago

Kerala Govt Approaches High Court For Cancellation Of MLA Eldhose Kunnappilly's Anticipatory Bail In Rape Case

Live Law  

A Petition has been moved before the Kerala High Court by the state government challenging Thiruvananthapuram Court's order granting anticipatory bail to the Congress MLA Eldhose Kunnappilly in a case accusing him of rape and attempt to murder.In the Petition, moved through Additional Public Prosecutor, it has been argued that the lower court erred in granting pre-arrest bail at the …

Kerala Actor Assault Case : Supreme Court Says Trial Court Taking Steps For Expeditious Disposal
2 years, 2 months ago

Kerala Actor Assault Case : Supreme Court Says Trial Court Taking Steps For Expeditious Disposal

Live Law  

In the Kerala actor assault case, the Supreme Court on Thursday took note of the status report filed by the trial judge and recorded that the judge is taking every step to dispose of the matter expeditiously.The Court called for a further progress report to be filed by the trial judge after 6 weeks. In the Kerala actor assault case, …

Eight years after arrest, Bombay High Court acquits former DU professor G.N. Saibaba in UAPA case
2 years, 2 months ago

Eight years after arrest, Bombay High Court acquits former DU professor G.N. Saibaba in UAPA case

The Hindu  

October 14, 2022 11:21 am | Updated October 19, 2022 02:23 pm IST - Nagpur: A 90% physically disabled, wheelchair bound convict, Prof. G.N. Saibaba has been acquitted by the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court on October 14, 2022. A division Bench of justices Rohit Deo and Anil Pansare acquitted accused Mahesh Tirki, Pandu Pora Narote, Hem Keshwdatta …

Kerala Actor Assault Case : Supreme Court Directs Trial To Be Completed Preferably Within January 31, 2023
2 years, 3 months ago

Kerala Actor Assault Case : Supreme Court Directs Trial To Be Completed Preferably Within January 31, 2023

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday extended the time for completion of trial in the Kerala actor sexual assault case. The Court said that the trial should be completed preferably within January 31, 2023.A bench comprising Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and MM Sundresh passed the order considering the application filed by the trial judge. The Court said that the trial should be …

Madhu Lynching Case: Kerala High Court Stays Special Court Order Canceling Bail Of 12 Accused
2 years, 3 months ago

Madhu Lynching Case: Kerala High Court Stays Special Court Order Canceling Bail Of 12 Accused

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday stayed an order of the Special Court for SC/ST Act, Mannarkkad, cancelling the bail granted to 12 of the 16 accused in the lynching case of tribal youth, Madhu, accused of stealing food in Attappady in February 2018.Justice Kauser Edappagath stayed the lower court's order till 29th August, 2022 on an appeal filed by. …

Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Tuition Teacher Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Minor Boy For 8 Years
2 years, 4 months ago

Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Tuition Teacher Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Minor Boy For 8 Years

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday released on bail a man accused of sexually assaulting his student over a span of eight years, finding that he had been in judicial custody for over a month. Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas observed that although prima facie there was evidence showing that the petitioner was involved in the crime, his continued incarceration was …

Kerala High Court Half-Yearly Digest: January To June 2022 [Citations 1-313]
2 years, 4 months ago

Kerala High Court Half-Yearly Digest: January To June 2022 [Citations 1-313]

Live Law  

Kerala Education Rules | Only State-Authorised Officer Empowered To Extend Higher Secondary School Teachers' Suspension Beyond 15 Days: High Court Case Title: Rev. Citation: 2022 LiveLaw 304 The High Court recently observed that according to the proviso to Rule 67 of Chapter XIVA of Kerala Education Rules, sanction to extend the period of suspension of a teacher in Higher Secondary …

Kerala High Court Issues Directions To Be Followed By Trial Courts While Sentencing
2 years, 10 months ago

Kerala High Court Issues Directions To Be Followed By Trial Courts While Sentencing

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has recently issued a set of recommendations to be observed by trial courts while sentencing the accused in criminal matters.The guidelines were issued by a Division Bench of Justice K. Vinod Chandran and Justice C. Jayachandran while allowing a criminal appeal, thereby reversing the conviction and sentence imposed by a Sessions Judge on the appellant for. …

Sessions Court Not Empowered To Impose Harsher Variety Of Life Sentences: Kerala High Court Reiterates
3 years ago

Sessions Court Not Empowered To Impose Harsher Variety Of Life Sentences: Kerala High Court Reiterates

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court in a recent judgment held that the Sessions Court is not empowered to specify the period of incarceration or impose a special category sentence while interpreting the dictum in Swamy Sraddhananda v. State of Karnataka.A Division Bench of Justice Vinod K. Chandran and Justice C. Jayachandran upon noting that the trial court had sentenced the accused. …

High Court Issues Notice To Kerala Govt Over Withdrawal Of Suspension Of Excise Officers Accused In Custodial Death Case
3 years, 2 months ago

High Court Issues Notice To Kerala Govt Over Withdrawal Of Suspension Of Excise Officers Accused In Custodial Death Case

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Friday issued notice to the State on a petition challenging the Government Order directing to withdraw the suspension of certain officers in the Excise Department who were accused in a custodial death case.Justice PV Kunhikrishnan issued notice in a plea moved by wife of the deceased, Renjith Kumar; he died in Excise custody two years …

Abject Incompetence Of Prosecution: Kerala High Court Initiates Suo Motu Case To Probe Appointment Of Prosecutors
3 years, 3 months ago

Abject Incompetence Of Prosecution: Kerala High Court Initiates Suo Motu Case To Probe Appointment Of Prosecutors

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court in its judgment delivered on Thursday in a criminal appeal case observed that it has raised a suo motu case regarding the ineptitude of the Prosecutors in several cases, resulting in the offenders walking away scot-free. A Division Bench comprising Justice K.Vinod Chandran and Justice Ziyad Rahman was dealing with an appeal filed by a priest …

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