State Police vs P.Manesh — 1527/2018
Case under Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 Section 2. Disposed: Contested--AQUITTED on 30th April 2026.
CC - CALENDAR CASE
CNR: KLKN140029312018
Filing Number
1527/2018
Filing Date
05-Dec-2018
Registration No
1527/2018
Registration Date
05-Dec-2018
Court
Judicial First Class Magistrate Court 2 Kannur
Judge
6-Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
Decision Date
30-Apr-2026
Nature of Disposal
Contested--AQUITTED
Last updated 10-Jun-2026
FIR Details
FIR Number
913
Police Station
Valapattanam Police Station
Year
2018
Acts & Sections
Petitioner(s)
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1.State Police
Adv. APP
Respondent(s)
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1.P.Manesh
Case History
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Case disposedDisposed
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30-Apr-2026
JudgementView PDF
Case Summary: State Police v. P. Manesh (CC 1527/2018) Court Decision: P. Manesh was acquitted of charges under Section 2 of the Prevention of Insult to National Honour Act. The court found that while the accused allegedly uploaded defamatory pictures of Mahatma Gandhi on Facebook, Section 2 of the statute applies only to insults to the national flag or constitution, not to individuals. Since the subject matter was a person rather than these national symbols, the prosecution failed to establish the offense, and the accused was set at liberty with bail bonds cancelled. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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30-Apr-2026
Disposed
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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27-Apr-2026
Order/ Judgement
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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22-Apr-2026
Order/ Judgement
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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30-Mar-2026
For Hearing
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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26-Mar-2026
For Hearing
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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23-Mar-2026
For Hearing
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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18-Mar-2026
Defence Evidence
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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16-Mar-2026
Examination of the Accused U/S 313 Cr.PC
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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05-Mar-2026
Examination of the Accused U/S 313 Cr.PC
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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11-Feb-2026
For evidence
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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14-Jan-2026
Adjourned
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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15-Dec-2025
To summon witness
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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12-Nov-2025
Issue NBW
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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17-Oct-2025
NBW To Cws
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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09-Oct-2025
NBW To Cws
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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12-Sep-2025
NBW To Cws
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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08-Aug-2025
To summon witness
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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17-Jul-2025
To summon witness
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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18-Jun-2025
for evidence
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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14-May-2025
Adjourned
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06-Mar-2025
To summon witness
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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24-Jan-2025
call on
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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18-Dec-2024
To summon witness
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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12-Nov-2024
Adjourned
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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04-Oct-2024
Adjourned
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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22-Aug-2024
NBW To Cws
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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24-Jul-2024
BW to Cws
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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20-Jun-2024
To summon witness
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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08-May-2024
Adjourned
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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12-Apr-2024
Adjourned
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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16-Mar-2024
To summon witness
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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17-Feb-2024
Adjourned
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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11-Dec-2023
82-83 steps
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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11-Oct-2023
Adjourned
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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10-Aug-2023
Adjourned
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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03-Jul-2023
Adjourned
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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29-Apr-2023
To summon witness
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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27-Feb-2023
Adjourned
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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29-Dec-2022
Adjourned
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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31-Oct-2022
Adjourned
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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05-Aug-2022
Adjourned
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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30-May-2022
Adjourned
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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12-Apr-2022
82-83 steps
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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08-Mar-2022
82-83 steps
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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17-Jan-2022
NBW To Cws
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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07-Dec-2021
NBW To Cws
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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30-Oct-2021
NBW To Cws
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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14-Sep-2021
Repeat Summons
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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23-Jul-2021
Repeat Summons
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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10-Jun-2021
Repeat Summons
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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20-Apr-2021
Repeat Summons
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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21-Jan-2021
Issue Summons
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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24-Dec-2020
NBW To Cws
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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25-Nov-2020
NBW To Cws
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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15-Oct-2020
NBW To Cws
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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21-Aug-2020
NBW To Cws
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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17-Jul-2020
NBW To Cws
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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02-Jun-2020
NBW To Cws
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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26-Mar-2020
NBW To Cws
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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20-Feb-2020
NBW To Cws
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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28-Jan-2020
NBW To Cws
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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10-Dec-2019
NBW To Cws
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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21-Oct-2019
To summon witness
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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16-Sep-2019
for evidence
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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16-Aug-2019
For framing charge
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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20-Jul-2019
Hearing on charge
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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01-Jul-2019
Hearing on charge
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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17-Apr-2019
Hearing on charge
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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05-Apr-2019
call on
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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22-Mar-2019
remand Extended
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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12-Mar-2019
Await report
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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27-Feb-2019
Await report
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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12-Feb-2019
Repeat Summons
Judicial First Class Magistrate No.2, Kannur
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04-Feb-2019
First hearing
Initial hearing scheduled
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05-Dec-2018
Case filed
Registration No. 1527/2018
Case Summary: State Police v. P. Manesh (CC 1527/2018) Court Decision: P. Manesh was acquitted of charges under Section 2 of the Prevention of Insult to National Honour Act. The court found that while the accused allegedly uploaded defamatory pictures of Mahatma Gandhi on Facebook, Section 2 of the statute applies only to insults to the national flag or constitution, not to individuals. Since the subject matter was a person rather than these national symbols, the prosecution failed to establish the offense, and the accused was set at liberty with bail bonds cancelled. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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