State of Kerala vs Akhil N Advocate - Viswalekha KC — 927/2023

Case under Indian Penal Code Section 279. Disposed: Contested--CONVICTED and FINED on 07th April 2026.

Case disposed

SC - SESSIONS CASE

CNR: KLKK010057672023

Filing Number

3017/2023

Filing Date

13-Sep-2023

Registration No

927/2023

Registration Date

13-Sep-2023

Court

District Court / Rent Control Appellate Authority, Kozhikode

Judge

2-Ist Additional District and Sessions Judge

Decision Date

07-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--CONVICTED and FINED

Last updated 07-Jul-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

437

Police Station

Chevayur PS

Year

2023

Acts & Sections

Indian Penal Code Section 279
Electricity Act \ Section 139,151

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.State of Kerala

    Adv. Public Procecutor

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.Akhil N Advocate - Viswalekha KC

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 07-Apr-2026

    JudgementView PDF

    Judgment Summary The Kozhikode Sessions Court found accused Ahil N. guilty under IPC Section 279 (rash/negligent driving) and Electricity Act Section 139 for rash driving that caused a vehicle to hit a KSEB electric post, resulting in Rs. 23,574 loss. The court relied on eyewitness testimony placing the accused at the scene and circumstantial evidence (car veering off a wide highway to strike the concrete post 1 meter away) establishing negligent driving. The accused received a fine of Rs. 1,000 under IPC Section 279 and Rs. 10,000 under the Electricity Act, with 15 days' simple imprisonment as default penalty for each count. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 07-Apr-2026

    Disposed

    Ist Additional District and Sessions Judge

  4. 28-Mar-2026

    Order/Judgement

    Ist Additional District and Sessions Judge

  5. 25-Mar-2026

    For Hearing

    Ist Additional District and Sessions Judge

  6. 23-Mar-2026

    For Hearing

    Ist Additional District and Sessions Judge

  7. 10-Mar-2026

    Defence Evidence

    Ist Additional District and Sessions Judge

  8. 06-Mar-2026

    Examination of the Accused U/S 313 Cr.PC

    Ist Additional District and Sessions Judge

  9. 27-Feb-2026

    Examination of the Accused U/S 313 Cr.PC

    Ist Additional District and Sessions Judge

  10. 19-Feb-2026

    Examination of the Accused U/S 313 Cr.PC

    Ist Additional District and Sessions Judge

  11. 12-Feb-2026

    Examination of the Accused U/S 313 Cr.PC

    Ist Additional District and Sessions Judge

  12. 22-Jan-2026

    Issue NBW

    Ist Additional District and Sessions Judge

  13. 01-Jan-2026

    Fresh Summons

    Ist Additional District and Sessions Judge

  14. 17-Dec-2025

    Fresh Summons

    Ist Additional District and Sessions Judge

  15. 15-Dec-2025

    for evidence

    Ist Additional District and Sessions Judge

  16. 26-Nov-2025

    for evidence

    Ist Additional District and Sessions Judge

  17. 19-Nov-2025

    for evidence

    Ist Additional District and Sessions Judge

  18. 18-Nov-2025

    for evidence

    Ist Additional District and Sessions Judge

  19. 24-Oct-2025

    Issue Summons

    Ist Additional District and Sessions Judge

  20. 20-Aug-2025

    Trial in the list

    Ist Additional District and Sessions Judge

  21. 20-Jun-2025

    For framing charge

    Ist Additional District and Sessions Judge

  22. 28-Apr-2025

    For framing charge

    Ist Additional District and Sessions Judge

  23. 21-Mar-2025

    For framing charge

    Ist Additional District and Sessions Judge

  24. 06-Feb-2025

    Hearing on Charge

    Ist Additional District and Sessions Judge

  25. 08-Jan-2025

    Hearing on Charge

    Ist Additional District and Sessions Judge

  26. 30-Oct-2024

    Call on

    Ist Additional District and Sessions Judge

  27. 12-Sep-2024

    Issue NBW

    Ist Additional District and Sessions Judge

  28. 31-Aug-2024

    Appearance of Accused

    Ist Additional District and Sessions Judge

  29. 21-Aug-2024

    Appearance of Accused

    Ist Additional District and Sessions Judge

  30. 12-Jul-2024

    Appearance of Accused

    Ist Additional District and Sessions Judge

  31. 12-Jun-2024

    Appearance of Accused

    Ist Additional District and Sessions Judge

  32. 05-Apr-2024

    Appearance of Accused

    Ist Additional District and Sessions Judge

  33. 06-Jan-2024

    Return of summons

    Ist Additional District and Sessions Judge

  34. 20-Oct-2023

    Repeat Summons

    Ist Additional District and Sessions Judge

  35. 13-Sep-2023

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  36. 13-Sep-2023

    Case filed

    Registration No. 927/2023

casestatus.in Summary

Judgment Summary The Kozhikode Sessions Court found accused Ahil N. guilty under IPC Section 279 (rash/negligent driving) and Electricity Act Section 139 for rash driving that caused a vehicle to hit a KSEB electric post, resulting in Rs. 23,574 loss. The court relied on eyewitness testimony placing the accused at the scene and circumstantial evidence (car veering off a wide highway to strike the concrete post 1 meter away) establishing negligent driving. The accused received a fine of Rs. 1,000 under IPC Section 279 and Rs. 10,000 under the Electricity Act, with 15 days' simple imprisonment as default penalty for each count. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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