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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 5406

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
G. GIRISH, J
ANILKUMAR – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SHRI.GEORGE VARGHESE(PERUMPALLIKUTTIYIL), SRI.P.J.JOE PAUL, SRI.MANU SRINATH
For the Respondents: SHRI.V.RAMKUMAR NAMBIAR, SRI SUDHEER.G, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

Table of Content
1. complaint initiated against petitioner for voyeurism. (Para 1 , 2)
2. second respondent's initial complaint found false. (Para 3 , 4)
3. defence claims innocence and that charges are baseless. (Para 5 , 6)
4. lack of evidence for alleged criminal conduct. (Para 7 , 8 , 9)
5. proceedings quashed due to insufficient grounds. (Para 10 , 11)

ORDER

Accused Nos.1 to 3 in C.C No.555/2018 on the files of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-II, Neyyattinkara have filed this petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C to quash the proceedings against them in the aforesaid case.

2. The learned Magistrate initiated criminal proceedings against the petitioners for the commission of offences under Sections 354C and 120B I.P.C upon a private complaint filed by the second respondent. The allegation against the petitioners is that they committed the offence of voyeurism envisaged under Section 354C I.P.C by taking the photograph of the second respondent while she, after having bath, was laying clothes for drying in a clothes-line near a shed in front of her house. The petitioners, along with a photographer, are alleged to have committed the aforesaid offence at about 11:00 a.m on 09.0

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