State of Kerala - Karukachal Police vs JOSEPH — 477/2021

Case under Kerala Police Act 1960 Section 118(a). Disposed: Uncontested--DISPOSED on 16th March 2026.

CC - CALENDAR CASE

CNR: KLKT190020542025

Case disposed

Filing Number

304055/2025

Filing Date

04-02-2021

Registration No

477/2021

Registration Date

07-05-2025

Court

Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-2, Kanjirappally

Judge

1-JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE - II, KANJIRAPPALLY

Decision Date

16th March 2026

Nature of Disposal

Uncontested--DISPOSED

FIR Details

FIR Number

138

Police Station

Karukachal Police Station

Year

2021

Acts & Sections

KERALA POLICE ACT 1960 Section 118(a)

Petitioner(s)

State of Kerala - Karukachal Police

Respondent(s)

JOSEPH

Hearing History

Judge: 1-JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE - II, KANJIRAPPALLY

16-03-2026

Disposed

28-02-2026

For Return of Summons

12-02-2026

Adjourned

22-01-2026

Repeat Summons

29-12-2025

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Final Orders / Judgements

16-03-2026
Judgement

Case Summary: State of Kerala v. Joseph (477/2021) The court dropped proceedings against Joseph under Section 281 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNSS) for an alleged offense under Section 118(a) of the Kerala Police Act 1960. Despite repeated summons issued since March 2021, police could not locate the accused at the provided address. The magistrate found that the costs of continued search efforts far exceeded the maximum fine imposable for the offense and that reasonably sufficient attempts had been made to secure the accused's presence. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: State of Kerala v. Joseph (477/2021) The court dropped proceedings against Joseph under Section 281 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNSS) for an alleged offense under Section 118(a) of the Kerala Police Act 1960. Despite repeated summons issued since March 2021, police could not locate the accused at the provided address. The magistrate found that the costs of continued search efforts far exceeded the maximum fine imposable for the offense and that reasonably sufficient attempts had been made to secure the accused's presence. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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