State of Kerala Police vs Babu P Advocate - PRAMOD. V — 100543/2023

Disposed

Judicial First Class Magistrate, Ramankary

JudgementView PDF

Summary of Case 543/2023 Court Decision: The Judicial First Class Magistrate acquitted Babu P of all charges under IPC sections 279, 337, 338 & 304(A) and Motor Vehicle Act sections 3(1) r/w 181 and 146 r/w 196, finding him not guilty beyond reasonable doubt. Key Reasoning: The court found critical deficiencies in the prosecution's case: eyewitnesses (PW1-2) had only hearsay knowledge and turned hostile; the investigating officer admitted failing to determine which vehicle parts collided with which body parts, and no CCTV footage or neighboring witnesses were secured. Although medical evidence confirmed the 72-year-old victim died from head injuries, the prosecution could not establish that the accused's alleged rash/negligent driving caused those injuries. Without cogent evidence linking the accused's conduct to the victim's death, the accused was entitled to benefit of reasonable doubt. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

Order/ Judgement

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For Hearing

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Judicial First Class Magistrate, Ramankary

Examination of the Accused U/S 313 Cr.PC

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No sitting notified

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To summon witness

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To summon witness

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BW to cws

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BW to cws

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Repeat Summons

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Repeat Summons

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Repeat Summons

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Repeat Summons

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Repeat Summons

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Repeat Summons

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Issue Summons

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Issue Summons

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Issue Summons

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Issue bailable warrant to witness

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Repeat Summons

Judicial First Class Magistrate, Ramankary

Repeat Summons

Judicial First Class Magistrate, Ramankary

Repeat Summons

Judicial First Class Magistrate, Ramankary

Repeat Summons

Judicial First Class Magistrate, Ramankary

Issue Summons

Judicial First Class Magistrate, Ramankary

Repeat Summons

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Issue Summons

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To record plea of the accused

Judicial First Class Magistrate, Ramankary

Declared Holidays

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To record plea of the accused

Judicial First Class Magistrate, Ramankary

To record plea of the accused

Judicial First Class Magistrate, Ramankary

For Bail

Judicial First Class Magistrate, Ramankary

For Bail

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First hearing

Initial hearing scheduled

Case filed

Registration No. 100543/2023