state vs Sreedharan Advocate - PRASAD.K, PRASAD.K, PRASAD.KSTALIN.C.R., — 200230/2020
Case under Abkari Act Section 55i. Disposed: Contested--AQUITTED U/S 235 CR.PC on 17th March 2026.
SC - SESSIONS CASE
CNR: KLPK120001012020
Filing Number
200017/2020
Filing Date
12-03-2020
Registration No
200230/2020
Registration Date
12-03-2020
Court
Sub Court, Ottappalam
Judge
1-SUB JUDGE / ASSISTANT SESSIONS JUDGE
Decision Date
17th March 2026
Nature of Disposal
Contested--AQUITTED U/S 235 CR.PC
FIR Details
FIR Number
66
Police Station
Thrithala Excise range office
Year
2018
Acts & Sections
Petitioner(s)
state
Adv. G.P
Respondent(s)
Sreedharan Advocate - PRASAD.K, PRASAD.K, PRASAD.KSTALIN.C.R.,
Hearing History
Judge: 1-SUB JUDGE / ASSISTANT SESSIONS JUDGE
Disposed
Order/ Judgement
For hearing.
Examination of the Accused U/S 313 Cr.PC
for evidence
| Date | Purpose |
|---|---|
| 17-03-2026 | Disposed |
| 16-03-2026 | Order/ Judgement |
| 13-03-2026 | For hearing. |
| 12-03-2026 | Examination of the Accused U/S 313 Cr.PC |
| 05-03-2026 | for evidence |
Interim Orders
Case Summary: Sessions Case No 230/2020 The court acquitted Sreedharan, a 75-year-old man, of charges under Section 55(i) of the Kerala Abkari Act for alleged unauthorized possession and sale of 4 liters of Indian Made Foreign Liquor on September 21, 2018. The acquittal was based on fatal procedural defects in the prosecution's case: inconsistencies in evidence (conflicting descriptions of the sample bottle across documents), missing documentation (no officer name in forwarding note, seal not affixed), and unexplained delays in investigation (charge sheet filed 15 months after the incident, chemical analysis delayed until February 2020, and witness statements recorded months later). The court found these delays violated established precedent that unexplained delays in sample analysis and investigation completion are fatal to prosecution. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
Case Summary: Sessions Case No 230/2020 The court acquitted Sreedharan, a 75-year-old man, of charges under Section 55(i) of the Kerala Abkari Act for alleged unauthorized possession and sale of 4 liters of Indian Made Foreign Liquor on September 21, 2018. The acquittal was based on fatal procedural defects in the prosecution's case: inconsistencies in evidence (conflicting descriptions of the sample bottle across documents), missing documentation (no officer name in forwarding note, seal not affixed), and unexplained delays in investigation (charge sheet filed 15 months after the incident, chemical analysis delayed until February 2020, and witness statements recorded months later). The court found these delays violated established precedent that unexplained delays in sample analysis and investigation completion are fatal to prosecution. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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