IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN THURSDAY, THE 1^ST DAY OF AUGUST 2024 / 10TH SRAVANA, 1946 CRL.MC NO. 2577 OF 2015 CC NO.2156/2014 OF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS -I, ALAPPUZHA PETITIONERS/ACCUSED NOS.1 TO 4:

1 MAMMAN MATHEW CHIEF EDITOR, MALAYALA MANORAMA DAILY, HEAD OFFICE AT KOTTAYAM, K.K.ROAD, KOTTAYAM

2 JACOB MATHEW EDITORIAL DIRECTOR, MALAYALA MANORAMA PRESS AT ALAPPUZHA, KALAPPURA JUNCTION, NH 47, ALAPPUZHA 688007

3 R.KRISHNARAJ BUREAU CHIEF, MALAYALA MANORAMA DAILY, KALAPPURA JUNCTION, NH 47, ALAPPUZHA 688007

4 SRI.JOBY MATHEW LOCAL CORRESPONDENT, MALAYALA MANORAMA DAILY, KALAPPURA JUNCTION, NH 47, ALAPPUZHA 688007 BY ADV SRI.MILLU DANDAPANI RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT & STATE:

1 R.SASIAPPAN S/O.RAJAPPAN, PARVATHI SADANAM, PONNADU PO, ALAPPUZHA 688007

2 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, KOCHI 31 BY ADVS.K.DHRUV KUMAR SHAKTHI PRAKASH(K/1170/2009)

HARIKRISHNAN M.S.(D/3672/2019)

NIDHEESH P.(K/943/2015)

SRI.RENJITH.T.R, SR.PP THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING BEEN FINALLY ON 01.08.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:

P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN, J. -------------------------------