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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
A. BADHARUDEEN
Luckose Joseph Formerly Village Officer, Kunnumma Village, Alappuzha – Appellant
Versus
State of Kerala, rep. By The Public Prosecutor, High Court Of Kerala, Ernakulam – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. details on appeal process by the accused. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. allegations of demand for bribe. (Para 4 , 6 , 26) |
| 3. evidence and witness testimonies presented. (Para 5 , 27 , 36) |
| 4. legal arguments on validity of sanction. (Para 7 , 9 , 10 , 35) |
| 5. court's observations on existing precedents. (Para 11 , 13 , 20 , 21) |
| 6. impact of errors on trial and appeal. (Para 39 , 42 , 44) |
| 7. final verdict and sentence modification. (Para 46 , 47 , 48) |
JUDGMENT :
A. BADHARUDEEN, J.
The sole accused in C.C. No.44/2004 on the files of the Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge, Thiruvananthapuram, has filed this appeal under Section 374 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 [hereinafter referred as ‘ Cr.P.C .’ for short], challenging the conviction and sentence imposed against him by the Special Judge as per the judgment dated 14.02.2008. The State of Kerala, represented by the Public Prosecutor is arrayed as the sole respondent herein.
2. Heard the learned counsel for the appellant and the learned Public Prosecutor, in detail. Perused the verdict under challenge, records of the trial court and the decisions placed by both sides.
3. Parties in this appeal shall be referred as ‘accus
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