State of Kerala - Erattupetta Police vs George Varky Advocate - MARTIN MATHEW — 200504/2018

Case under Indian Penal Code Section 447,506(1),201. Disposed: Contested--ACQUITTED on 19th March 2026.

Case disposed

CC - CALENDAR CASE

CNR: KLKT210022162018

Filing Number

200504/2018

Filing Date

13-Jul-2018

Registration No

200504/2018

Registration Date

13-Jul-2018

Court

Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-1, Erattupetta

Judge

1-Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

Decision Date

19-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--ACQUITTED

Last updated 10-Jun-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

1131

Police Station

Erattupettah Police Station

Year

2016

Acts & Sections

Indian Penal Code Section 447,506(1),201
Central Advisory Council (Procedural) Rules Section 13,17

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.State of Kerala - Erattupetta Police

    Adv. Assistant Public Prosecutor, JFCM 1, Erattupetta

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.George Varky Advocate - MARTIN MATHEW

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 19-Mar-2026

    JudgementView PDF

    Case Summary: CC 504/2018 Court Decision: George Varkey was acquitted of all charges under IPC sections 447 (criminal trespass), 506(ii) (criminal intimidation), 201 (destruction of evidence), and Kerala Money Lenders Act section 17 (unlicensed money lending). Key Reasoning: The court found critical deficiencies in the prosecution's case: a one-month delay in lodging the FIR (incident July 3, 2016; complaint filed August 5, 2016), absence of independent witnesses despite availability of nearby gas agency workers, and reliance solely on family member testimony. No documentary evidence of financial transactions was produced, and the investigating officer admitted no investigation into the alleged money lending. The court concluded the prosecution failed to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt and applied the principle that when two reasonable views exist, the view favoring the accused must be adopted. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 19-Mar-2026

    Disposed

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  4. 18-Mar-2026

    Order/Judgement

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  5. 17-Mar-2026

    For Hearing

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  6. 16-Mar-2026

    Examination of the Accused U/S 313 Cr.PC

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  7. 09-Mar-2026

    To Summon Witness

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  8. 04-Feb-2026

    To Summon Witness

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  9. 03-Feb-2026

    For Examination of Witness

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  10. 02-Feb-2026

    For Objecting and Hearing Cmp

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  11. 14-Jan-2026

    To Summon Witness

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  12. 22-Dec-2025

    To Summon Witness

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  13. 26-Nov-2025

    To Summon Witness

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  14. 18-Nov-2025

    To Summon Witness

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  15. 12-Nov-2025

    To Summon Witness

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  16. 29-Oct-2025

    To Summon Witness

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  17. 22-Oct-2025

    To Summon Witness

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  18. 17-Oct-2025

    OrderView PDF

  19. 17-Oct-2025

    For Examination of Witness

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  20. 16-Oct-2025

    For Reports

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  21. 15-Oct-2025

    For Reports

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  22. 13-Oct-2025

    For Objection and Hearing

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  23. 17-Sep-2025

    To Summon Witness

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  24. 09-Sep-2025

    To Summon Witness

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  25. 08-Sep-2025

    Call On

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  26. 25-Aug-2025

    Call On

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  27. 13-Aug-2025

    Issue Bailable Warrant to Witness

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  28. 05-Aug-2025

    To Summon Witness

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  29. 23-Jul-2025

    To Summon Witness

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  30. 22-Jul-2025

    Call On

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  31. 01-Jul-2025

    Issue Summons

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  32. 11-Jun-2025

    BW to Cws

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  33. 28-May-2025

    BW to Cws

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  34. 21-May-2025

    For Examination of Witness

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  35. 22-Apr-2025

    For Examination of Witness

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  36. 03-Mar-2025

    For Examination of Witness

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  37. 03-Feb-2025

    For Examination of Witness

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  38. 29-Jan-2025

    Show Casue to Investigating Officer

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  39. 23-Dec-2024

    Show Casue to Investigating Officer

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  40. 19-Nov-2024

    To Summon Witness

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  41. 16-Oct-2024

    To Summon Witness

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  42. 03-Sep-2024

    To Summon Witness

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  43. 07-Aug-2024

    Issue Bailable Warrant

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  44. 09-May-2024

    Appearance of Parties

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  45. 26-Mar-2024

    Appearance of Parties

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  46. 06-Feb-2024

    Appearance of Parties

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  47. 20-Nov-2023

    Appearance of Parties

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  48. 19-Sep-2023

    Appearance of Parties

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  49. 14-Aug-2023

    Appearance of Parties

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  50. 12-Jun-2023

    Appearance of Parties

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  51. 24-Apr-2023

    Call On

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  52. 20-Mar-2023

    Call On

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  53. 07-Feb-2023

    Call On

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  54. 03-Jan-2023

    Call On

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  55. 16-Nov-2022

    To Summon Witness

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  56. 05-Sep-2022

    To Summon Witness

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  57. 18-Apr-2022

    To Summon Witness

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  58. 18-Jan-2022

    To Summon Witness

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  59. 10-Nov-2021

    To Summon Witness

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  60. 07-Sep-2021

    For Framing Charge

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  61. 21-Jul-2021

    For Framing Charge

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  62. 08-Jun-2021

    For Framing Charge

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  63. 27-Apr-2021

    For Framing Charge

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  64. 06-Apr-2021

    For Framing Charge

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  65. 22-Feb-2021

    For Framing Charge

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  66. 04-Jan-2021

    For Framing Charge

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  67. 01-Dec-2020

    For Framing Charge

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  68. 21-Oct-2020

    For Framing Charge

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  69. 26-Aug-2020

    For Framing Charge

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  70. 15-Jul-2020

    For Framing Charge

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  71. 06-May-2020

    For Framing Charge

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  72. 24-Feb-2020

    For Framing Charge

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  73. 16-Dec-2019

    For Framing Charge

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  74. 18-Sep-2019

    For Framing Charge

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  75. 19-Jun-2019

    For Framing Charge

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  76. 02-Apr-2019

    For Framing Charge

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  77. 11-Feb-2019

    Repeat NBW

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  78. 04-Dec-2018

    Repeat NBW

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  79. 11-Sep-2018

    Issue NBW

    Judicial 1St Class Magistrate Erattupetta

  80. 10-Sep-2018

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  81. 13-Jul-2018

    Case filed

    Registration No. 200504/2018

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: CC 504/2018 Court Decision: George Varkey was acquitted of all charges under IPC sections 447 (criminal trespass), 506(ii) (criminal intimidation), 201 (destruction of evidence), and Kerala Money Lenders Act section 17 (unlicensed money lending). Key Reasoning: The court found critical deficiencies in the prosecution's case: a one-month delay in lodging the FIR (incident July 3, 2016; complaint filed August 5, 2016), absence of independent witnesses despite availability of nearby gas agency workers, and reliance solely on family member testimony. No documentary evidence of financial transactions was produced, and the investigating officer admitted no investigation into the alleged money lending. The court concluded the prosecution failed to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt and applied the principle that when two reasonable views exist, the view favoring the accused must be adopted. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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