State of Kerala vs Muhammed Hashir P — 912/2024

Case Summary The Judicial First Class Magistrate, Payyannur acquitted both accused (Muhammad Hashir P. and Mazhar Manu V V) of charges under IPC sections 341, 323 r/w 34 and the Kerala Prohibition of Ragging Act, section 4. The court found that the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt, as the complainant and key eyewitnesses turned hostile during trial and could not identify the assailants, and no material evidence was adduced linking the accused to the alleged unlawful restraint, hurt, and ragging incident. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.