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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
A.BADHARUDEEN
Mohanan S/o Thankappan – Appellant
Versus
State of Kerala – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. conviction for unlawful assembly based on insufficient evidence. (Para 1 , 6) |
| 2. challenges to the prosecution's identification of the accused. (Para 7 , 8) |
| 3. identification of accused must be specific and consistent for a valid conviction. (Para 10 , 11 , 15 , 16) |
| 4. appeal succeeds due to lack of evidence and proper identification. (Para 17) |
JUDGMENT :
A. BADHARUDEEN, J.
1. Accused Nos.1 and 2 in SC No.75/2011 on the files of the Additional Sessions Court-IV, Kottayam, has filed this criminal appeal challenging conviction and sentence imposed against him in the above case dated 07.05.2014. The respondent herein is the State of Kerala, represented by the learned Public Prosecutor.
2. Heard the learned counsel for the appellants/accused Nos.1 and 2 and the learned Public Prosecutor in detail. Perused the trial court records and the evidence in detail.
3. In this matter, the police filed final report alleging commission of offences punishable under Sections 143, 147, 148, 324, 325, 323, 308 and 201 r/w Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code (hereinafter referred to as ‘IPC’ for short) by the accused. The allegation of the prosecution is that on 05.07.2009 at about 1 pm, al
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