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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
A. BADHARUDEEN, J
RAJENDRAN – Appellant
Versus
BHARATHAMANI – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. leave petition challenging acquittal. (Para 1 , 3) |
| 2. maintainability of criminal leave petition. (Para 4) |
| 3. definition of 'victim' conferring appeal rights. (Para 5 , 6 , 10) |
| 4. framework surrounding appeal rights concerning acquittal. (Para 7 , 8 , 9) |
| 5. withdrawal request for re-presentation. (Para 12) |
ORDER
Dated this the 8th day of January, 2026
This criminal leave petition has been filed under Section 419 (4) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita , 2023 [hereinafter referred as ‘ BNSS ’ for short], at the instance of the complainant in C.C. No.1115/2016 on the files of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Pattambi, seeking leave of this Court to file appeal challenging the judgment of acquittal in the above case dated 17.11.2025. The accused before the trial court got arrayed as the 1st respondent herein and the 2nd respondent herein is the State of Kerala, represented by the learned Public Prosecutor and the.
2. Heard the learned counsel for the leave petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor, in detail. Perused the verdict under challenge and the records of the trial court.
3. On perusal of the impugned judgment, it could be seen that the Judicial
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