State of Kerala - Forest Range, Erumely vs REJI MATHEW — 364/2022

Case under Wild Life (Protection) Act Section Sec.2(31)b,39(b),49(b),51. Disposed: Contested--ACQUITTED on 04th April 2026.

Case disposed

FIR - FIRST INFORMATION REPORT

CNR: KLKT190024962022

Filing Number

2496/2022

Filing Date

26-Jul-2022

Registration No

364/2022

Registration Date

29-Jul-2022

Court

Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-2, Kanjirappally

Judge

1-Judicial First Class Magistrate - II, Kanjirappally

Decision Date

04-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--ACQUITTED

Last updated 10-Jun-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

4

Police Station

Forest Range Office - Erumely

Year

2021

Acts & Sections

Wild Life (Protection) Act Section Sec.2(31)b,39(b),49(b),51

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.State of Kerala - Forest Range, Erumely

    Adv. Assistant Public Prosecutor, JFCM 2, Kanjirappally

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.REJI MATHEW

  2. 2.AL AMEEN

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 04-Apr-2026

    JudgementView PDF

    Case Summary: State of Kerala v. Reji Mathew & Al Ameen (CC 364/2022) The court acquitted both accused of Wildlife Protection Act violations for illegal ivory possession. The prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt due to three critical deficiencies: conflicting witness testimony created ambiguity about the exact place of occurrence and court jurisdiction; no species identification test was conducted to confirm the seized items were actually ivory; and confession statements recorded by a Forest Range Officer lacked legal validity since only Assistant Directors of Wildlife Preservation or authorized Assistant Conservators of Forests may record such statements under Section 50(8) of the Act. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 04-Apr-2026

    Disposed

    Judicial First Class Magistrate - II, Kanjirappally

  4. 31-Mar-2026

    For Hearing

    Judicial First Class Magistrate - II, Kanjirappally

  5. 25-Mar-2026

    Order/Judgement

    Judicial First Class Magistrate - II, Kanjirappally

  6. 16-Mar-2026

    For Hearing

    Judicial First Class Magistrate - II, Kanjirappally

  7. 03-Mar-2026

    Adjourned

    Judicial First Class Magistrate - II, Kanjirappally

  8. 23-Feb-2026

    Adjourned

    Judicial First Class Magistrate - II, Kanjirappally

  9. 09-Feb-2026

    For Hearing

    Judicial First Class Magistrate - II, Kanjirappally

  10. 28-Jan-2026

    For Hearing

    Judicial First Class Magistrate - II, Kanjirappally

  11. 20-Jan-2026

    For Appearance of Accused

    Judicial First Class Magistrate - II, Kanjirappally

  12. 08-Jan-2026

    Examination of the Accused U/S 313 Cr.PC

    Judicial First Class Magistrate - II, Kanjirappally

  13. 04-Dec-2025

    For Appearance of Accused

    Judicial First Class Magistrate - II, Kanjirappally

  14. 07-Nov-2025

    To Summon Witness

    Judicial First Class Magistrate - II, Kanjirappally

  15. 28-Oct-2025

    Adjourned

    Judicial First Class Magistrate - II, Kanjirappally

  16. 16-Oct-2025

    Appearance of Parties

    Judicial First Class Magistrate - II, Kanjirappally

  17. 19-Sep-2025

    Appearance of Parties

    Judicial First Class Magistrate - II, Kanjirappally

  18. 08-Aug-2025

    To Summon Witness

    Judicial First Class Magistrate - II, Kanjirappally

  19. 21-Jul-2025

    Call On

    Judicial First Class Magistrate - II, Kanjirappally

  20. 20-Jun-2025

    To Summon Witness

    Judicial First Class Magistrate - II, Kanjirappally

  21. 21-May-2025

    To Summon Witness

    Judicial First Class Magistrate - II, Kanjirappally

  22. 28-Apr-2025

    To Summon Witness

    Judicial First Class Magistrate - II, Kanjirappally

  23. 15-Apr-2025

    For Framing Charge

    Judicial First Class Magistrate - II, Kanjirappally

  24. 01-Apr-2025

    For Framing Charge

    Judicial First Class Magistrate - II, Kanjirappally

  25. 17-Mar-2025

    BW to Cws

    Judicial First Class Magistrate - II, Kanjirappally

  26. 25-Feb-2025

    To Summon Witness

    Judicial First Class Magistrate - II, Kanjirappally

  27. 29-Jan-2025

    Call On

    Judicial First Class Magistrate - II, Kanjirappally

  28. 03-Jan-2025

    Call On

    Judicial First Class Magistrate - II, Kanjirappally

  29. 17-Dec-2024

    To Summon Witness

    Judicial First Class Magistrate - II, Kanjirappally

  30. 25-Nov-2024

    To Summon Witness

    Judicial First Class Magistrate - II, Kanjirappally

  31. 05-Nov-2024

    Call On

    Judicial First Class Magistrate - II, Kanjirappally

  32. 23-Sep-2024

    To Summon Witness

    Judicial First Class Magistrate - II, Kanjirappally

  33. 26-Jun-2024

    To Summon Witness

    Judicial First Class Magistrate - II, Kanjirappally

  34. 15-Jan-2024

    For Evidence

    Judicial First Class Magistrate - II, Kanjirappally

  35. 16-Oct-2023

    For Evidence

    Judicial First Class Magistrate - II, Kanjirappally

  36. 04-Jul-2023

    For Evidence

    Judicial First Class Magistrate - II, Kanjirappally

  37. 07-Mar-2023

    For Evidence

    Judicial First Class Magistrate - II, Kanjirappally

  38. 01-Nov-2022

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  39. 26-Jul-2022

    Case filed

    Registration No. 364/2022

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: State of Kerala v. Reji Mathew & Al Ameen (CC 364/2022) The court acquitted both accused of Wildlife Protection Act violations for illegal ivory possession. The prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt due to three critical deficiencies: conflicting witness testimony created ambiguity about the exact place of occurrence and court jurisdiction; no species identification test was conducted to confirm the seized items were actually ivory; and confession statements recorded by a Forest Range Officer lacked legal validity since only Assistant Directors of Wildlife Preservation or authorized Assistant Conservators of Forests may record such statements under Section 50(8) of the Act. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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