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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
A.BADHARUDEEN
Lucy Kuriakose – Appellant
Versus
State of Kerala, Represented By The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Kerala – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. identifying the parties and jurisdiction. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. defense arguments against allegations. (Para 4 , 6) |
| 3. context of the complaint and bank operations. (Para 7) |
| 4. no prima facie case for offences alleged. (Para 8) |
| 5. judgment outcome and order to quash. (Para 9) |
ORDER :
Accused Nos.13 and 14 in C.C.No.36/2010 on the files of the Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge, Kottayam are the petitioners herein and they seek quashment of Annexure A1 final repot in Crime No.6/1998/KTM (33) VACB, Kottayam, and C.C.No.36/2010.
3. As per the final report, the prosecution alleges as under:
4. The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that as per the final report, the allegation against the petitioners is that accused No.11 illegally given membership to the 1st petitioner/accused No.13, who is residing out of the service area of the Elamgulam Service Co-operative Bank, Koorali (hereinafter referred to as ‘Bank’ for short) and also granted CC loan of Rs.4 lakh. Similarly, the allegation against the 2nd petitioner/accused No.14 is that in the same way A4 to A10 granted CC loan of Rs.5 lakh to the 2nd petitioner/accused No.14, who also is a resident out of the service are
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The main legal point established in the judgment is the individual liability of the petitioner, as the Secretary of the cooperative society, for the misappropriation of funds and stock, despite the a....
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