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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
C.PRATHEEP KUMAR, J
MANOJ KUMAR P.B. – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
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| 1. petitioner's allegation concerns indecency insufficiently evidenced. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. defense argues lack of sufficient allegations. (Para 3 , 4) |
| 3. court finds allegations insufficient for ipc application. (Para 5) |
ORDER
Dated this the 21st day of January, 2026 The petitoner is the sole accused in C.C No. 1196 of 2020 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-II, Ernakulam, arising out of Crime No. 233 of 2020 of the Central Police Station. He filed this petition under Section 428 of the Cr.P.C praying for quashing all further proceedings against him. The offence alleged against the petitoner is under Section 509 of the IPC
2. The prosecution case is that on 07.01.2020 at about
11.30 a.m., when the defacto complainant went to the DEO office for verification of her K-TET certificate, the accused allegedly shown obscene gestures at her and thereby he is alleged to have insulted her modesty.
3. According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, the allegations levelled against the petitioner do not constitute the offence under Section 509 of the IPC . Therefore, he prayed for quashing all further proceedings against him.
4. The petition was strongly o
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