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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
VIJU ABRAHAM, J
JOHN. T.V. – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
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| 1. court's consideration of established facts and evidence (Para 1 , 6) |
| 2. determination of facts surrounding wild animal attacks (Para 2 , 4) |
| 3. arguments regarding the cause of death (Para 3) |
| 4. judicial directive to reconsider compensation claims (Para 7) |
JUDGMENT
Dated this the 11th day of August, 2025 Petitioner has approached this Court challenging Ext.P8 order, whereby the request made by the petitioner for compensation due to the death of his father in a wild animal attack was rejected.
2. Petitioner submits that his father died on 11.08.2019 in an attack by a wild boar. On 11.08.2019 at about 10 AM deceased Varghese went out of the house for the purpose of grazing cows. Till noon he did not reach home. On a search conducted he was found dead due to the attack of a wild boar at a place about 1 km away from his house. Consequent to the death, police has registered Crime No.551/2019 under Section 174 of Cr.PC and conducted investigation. The first informant has given a statement to the effect that the deceased died due to the attack by a wild boar. Ext.P3 report of the death of said Varghese also states that the death happened due to the attack by a wild boar. Ext.P
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