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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
C. JAYACHANDRAN, J
.......... – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. factual basis of corporal punishment cases. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. parties' arguments regarding corporal punishment. (Para 5 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 3. court's analysis on corporal punishment with reference to law. (Para 6 , 8 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 20 , 22 , 33) |
| 4. clarification of legal status of corporal punishment. (Para 24 , 26 , 30 , 34) |
| 5. conclusions on cases and appreciation of legal arguments. (Para 35 , 38 , 39) |
COMMON ORDER
Dated this the 27th day of June, 2025
'Spare the rod, Spoil the child'
The culpability component in the context of offence under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 ('B.N.S.', for short), and also the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 ('J.J. Act', for short), when a teacher canes a student in order to discipline him/her is the subject matter of these three Criminal Miscellaneous Cases, for which reason, the three cases are heard and disposed of by this Common Order.
2. Crl.M.C.No.8067/2024
Petitioner herein is the accused in Crime No.1375/2023 of Sulthan Bathery Police Station. She seeks to quash Annexure-A1 F.I.R. and also Annexure-A2 final report in the said crime. The prosecution would allege that the petitioner/acc
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