STATE OF KERALA vs SAJEEVAN KP — 313/2016

Case under Indian Penal Code Section 153,353. Disposed: Contested--AQUITTED on 29th April 2026.

Case disposed

CC - CALENDAR CASE

CNR: KLKN210002562016

Filing Number

313/2016

Filing Date

29-Mar-2016

Registration No

313/2016

Registration Date

07-May-2016

Court

Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Payyannur

Judge

3-Judicial First Class Magistrate

Decision Date

29-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--AQUITTED

Last updated 10-Jun-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

1283

Police Station

Pazhayangadi

Year

2015

Acts & Sections

Indian Penal Code Section 153,353

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF KERALA

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.SAJEEVAN KP

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 29-Apr-2026

    Judgement

    Case Summary: State of Kerala v. Sajeevan KP (313/2016) The Judicial First Class Magistrate, Payyannur acquitted Sajeevan KP of charges under IPC Sections 153 and 353, finding that the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. The court identified critical evidentiary gaps: the police witnesses could not establish their official duty status (no duty records, passports, or GD entries produced), the accused's identity rested solely on a red T-shirt identification with no prior acquaintance or test identification parade conducted, and no independent public witnesses corroborated the allegations despite 500+ people present at the temple festival. The absence of proof regarding both the official status of alleged victims and the provocation element rendered the charges unsubstantiated. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 29-Apr-2026

    Disposed

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  4. 25-Apr-2026

    Order/ Judgement

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  5. 10-Apr-2026

    For further hearing

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  6. 26-Mar-2026

    For further hearing

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  7. 16-Mar-2026

    For further hearing

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  8. 27-Feb-2026

    For further hearing

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  9. 18-Feb-2026

    For further hearing

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  10. 17-Feb-2026

    For Hearing

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  11. 10-Feb-2026

    For Hearing

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  12. 28-Jan-2026

    For Hearing

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  13. 19-Jan-2026

    For Hearing

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  14. 19-Dec-2025

    Adjourned

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  15. 26-Nov-2025

    Defence Evidence

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  16. 20-Nov-2025

    Examination of the Accused U/S 313 Cr.PC

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  17. 17-Nov-2025

    Examination of the Accused U/S 313 Cr.PC

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  18. 31-Oct-2025

    Examination of the Accused U/S 313 Cr.PC

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  19. 09-Oct-2025

    Examination of the Accused U/S 313 Cr.PC

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  20. 09-Sep-2025

    To summon witness

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  21. 11-Aug-2025

    Memo to SHO

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  22. 10-Jul-2025

    Await summons

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  23. 18-Jun-2025

    Await summons

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  24. 16-May-2025

    Await summons

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  25. 10-Apr-2025

    Await summons

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  26. 03-Mar-2025

    Await summons

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  27. 23-Jan-2025

    No sitting notified

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  28. 02-Dec-2024

    Repeat Summons

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  29. 13-Nov-2024

    Repeat NBW

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  30. 09-Oct-2024

    Repeat NBW

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  31. 10-Jul-2024

    Repeat NBW

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  32. 05-Jun-2024

    Adjourned

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  33. 15-May-2024

    NBW to Cws

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  34. 15-Apr-2024

    To summon witness

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  35. 21-Feb-2024

    Repeat NBW

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  36. 30-Jan-2024

    To summon witness

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  37. 16-Jan-2024

    To summon witness

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  38. 04-Jan-2024

    Memo to SHO

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  39. 13-Dec-2023

    NBW to Cws

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  40. 13-Nov-2023

    Repeat Summons

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  41. 06-Oct-2023

    Repeat Summons

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  42. 12-Sep-2023

    Repeat Summons

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  43. 18-Aug-2023

    No sitting notified

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  44. 18-Jul-2023

    Declared Holidays

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  45. 22-Jun-2023

    Bound Over

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  46. 29-May-2023

    NBW to Cws

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  47. 04-Apr-2023

    To summon witness

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  48. 06-Mar-2023

    To summon witness

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  49. 09-Feb-2023

    NBW to Cws

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  50. 29-Dec-2022

    Repeat Summons

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  51. 02-Dec-2022

    NBW to Cws

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  52. 27-Oct-2022

    NBW to Cws

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  53. 13-Oct-2022

    NBW to Cws

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  54. 22-Sep-2022

    NBW to Cws

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  55. 01-Sep-2022

    To summon witness

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  56. 17-Aug-2022

    NBW to Cws

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  57. 10-Aug-2022

    NBW to Cws

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  58. 03-Aug-2022

    call on

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  59. 27-Jul-2022

    call on

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  60. 25-Jul-2022

    NBW to Cws

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  61. 19-Jul-2022

    call on

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  62. 18-Jul-2022

    call on

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  63. 11-Jul-2022

    NBW to Cws

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  64. 14-Jun-2022

    To summon witness

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  65. 02-Jun-2022

    NBW to Cws

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  66. 06-May-2022

    NBW to Cws

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  67. 14-Feb-2022

    Adjourned

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  68. 28-Dec-2021

    To summon witness

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  69. 08-Nov-2021

    No sitting notified

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  70. 13-Sep-2021

    Adjourned

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  71. 05-Aug-2021

    Adjourned

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  72. 21-Jul-2021

    No sitting notified

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  73. 24-May-2021

    Adjourned

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  74. 22-Mar-2021

    Adjourned

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  75. 27-Jan-2021

    Adjourned

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  76. 23-Oct-2020

    Adjourned

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  77. 07-Aug-2020

    Adjourned

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  78. 17-Jun-2020

    Adjourned

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  79. 07-Apr-2020

    Adjourned

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  80. 16-Mar-2020

    Adjourned

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  81. 23-Jan-2020

    To summon witness

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  82. 06-Dec-2019

    To summon witness

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  83. 21-Aug-2019

    Adjourned

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  84. 13-May-2019

    No sitting notified

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  85. 04-Feb-2019

    To summon witness

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  86. 25-Jan-2019

    For recording plea

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  87. 25-Oct-2018

    Issue NBW

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  88. 23-Jun-2018

    No sitting notified

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  89. 01-Feb-2018

    For appearance of the accused

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  90. 26-Sep-2017

    For appearance of the accused

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  91. 05-Aug-2017

    No sitting notified

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  92. 09-May-2017

    For appearance of the accused

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  93. 05-Jan-2017

    No sitting notified

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  94. 29-Aug-2016

    For appearance of the accused

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  95. 16-Jun-2016

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  96. 29-Mar-2016

    Case filed

    Registration No. 313/2016

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: State of Kerala v. Sajeevan KP (313/2016) The Judicial First Class Magistrate, Payyannur acquitted Sajeevan KP of charges under IPC Sections 153 and 353, finding that the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. The court identified critical evidentiary gaps: the police witnesses could not establish their official duty status (no duty records, passports, or GD entries produced), the accused's identity rested solely on a red T-shirt identification with no prior acquaintance or test identification parade conducted, and no independent public witnesses corroborated the allegations despite 500+ people present at the temple festival. The absence of proof regarding both the official status of alleged victims and the provocation element rendered the charges unsubstantiated. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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