IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
G.GIRISH, J
P.K.M.SHANAVAS @ SHANU – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
Based on the provided legal document, the key points are as follows:
In summary, the court discharged the accused due to insufficient evidence to support the criminal allegations, allowing the revision petition and setting aside the previous order.
O R D E R
The order dated 29.11.2016 of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-II, Kasaragod in C.M.P No.2165/2016 in C.C No.101/2016 rejecting the prayer of discharge of the first accused in the said case, is under challenge in this revision filed under section 397 Cr.P.C.
2. The prosecution case is summarised as follows:
On 02.02.2013, while the de facto complainant was on the way to Mangalapuram Airport to board flight to the Gulf Country where has been working, the first accused/petitioner along with 15 other hooligans chased the taxi car in which the de facto complainant was travelling, waylaid him at Manjeshwaram and forcibly took him to a room at Kasaragod, instilling fear of death by brandishing a knife. Thereafter, the de facto complainant was kept under detention in that room and subjected to criminal intimidation demanding an amount of Rupees one Crore as ransom. He was later on released upon payment of Rs.50,00,000/- which was mobilised by his relatives who came there, and also after executing a document undertaking to make payment of the balance amount. Thus, the petitioner along with the other accused, are said to have committed the offence punishable under sections
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