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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
A. BADHARUDEEN
T.M. Unnikrishnan Namboodiri S/o Vasudevan Namboodiri – Appellant
Versus
State of Kerala – Respondent
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| 1. filing of fir and the background of the case. (Para 1 , 3 , 10) |
| 2. arguments regarding the applicability of public servant definitions. (Para 2 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 8 , 9) |
| 3. court's findings regarding public servant definition. (Para 7) |
| 4. final determinations on fir and ongoing investigations. (Para 11) |
ORDER :
1. These Criminal Miscellaneous Cases have been filed by accused Nos.1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 seeking quashment of FIR in Crime No.3/2024 of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau, Palakkad and FIR in V.C.No.3/2024/PKD of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau, Palakkad, registered alleging commission of offences punishable under Sections 7 , 13(1)(a) r/w Section 13 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 as amended by the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018 (for short, ‘the PC Act, 2018’ hereinafter) as well as under Sections 406 , 408, 420, 468, 471 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code (for short ‘the IPC ’ hereinafter), by the petitioners.
2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners, the learned counsel appearing for the de facto complainant and the learned Public Prosecutor in detail. Perused the legal provisions and the decisions cited.
3. The contention r
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