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BECHU KURIAN THOMAS
Asif Azad – Appellant
Versus
State Of Kerala – Respondent
ORDER :
“A significant factor in this backlog (of cases) is the vast mass of frivolous litigation instituted year after year by litigants with an intent to use the courts of justice for their own mischievous ends. Curtailing such vexatious litigation is, thus, a crucial step towards a more effective justice system a step that cannot be taken without the active involvement of the lower judiciary, especially in criminal proceedings.”
The above words of wisdom echoed by the Supreme Court in Krishna Lal Chawla and Others v. State of Uttar Pradesh and Another [(2021) 5 SCC 435] find meaning in the present case.
Revision petitioner filed a complaint before the Judicial First Class Magistrate's Court-V, Thiruvananthapuram, alleging various offences committed by 48 persons. The accused named in the complaint are high-ranking officials of the State like the Chief Secretary, the Home Secretary, the Law Secretary, the State Police Chief, the Additional Director General of Police, Commissioners of Police, Superintendents of Police and others. After considering the materials on record and the statement of the defacto complainant, the learned Magistrate found no sufficient ground for proceeding aga
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