The court permits withdrawal of cases while preserving rights to future challenges.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAMPRESENTTHE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.GIRISHTHTHURSDAY, THE 12 DAY OF FEBRUARY 2026 / 23RD MAGHA, 1947CRL.MC NO. 261 OF 2020AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT DATED 04.09.2019 IN CRRP NO.11 OF 2018 OF SESSIONS COURT, PATHANAMTHITTA ARISING OUT OF THEORDER/JUDGMENT DATED IN CC NO.72 OF 2017 OF CHIEF JUDICIALMAGISTRATE PATHANAMTHITTAPETITIONER/9TH ACCUSED:

MEERA HAREESH, AGED 38 YEARS W/O. HAREESH BABU, 60-17-12 BANK COLONY ROAD, SIDHARTHA NAGAR, VIJAYWADA, ANDHRAPRADESH.

BY ADV SRI.RAJIT RESPONDENT/S:

STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM SRI.RENJIT GEORGE, SR.PP

12.02.2026, ALONG WITH Crl.MC.274/2020, 321/2020 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAMPRESENTTHE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.GIRISHTHTHURSDAY, THE 12 DAY OF FEBRUARY 2026 / 23RD MAGHA, 1947CRL.MC NO. 274 OF 2020AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT DATED 04.09.2019 IN CRRP NO.10 OF 2018 OF SESSIONS COURT, PATHANAMTHITTA ARISING OUT OF THEORDER/JUDGMENT DATED IN CC NO.72 OF 2017 OF CHIEF JUDICIALMAGISTRATE PATHANAMTHITTAPETITIONER/6TH ACCUSED:

RADHA RAJAH AGED 38 YEARS D/O.LATE SUNDER RAJAH, 60-17-12 BANK, COLONY ROAD, SIDHARTHA NAGAR, VIJAYWADA, ANDHRA PRADESH.

BY ADV SRI.RAJIT RESPONDENT/S:

STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM.

SRI.RENJIT GEORGE, SR.PP

12.02.2026, ALONG WITH Crl.MC.261/2020 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.GIRISH TH THURSDAY, THE 12 DAY OF FEBRUARY 2026 / 23RD MAGHA, 1947 CRL.MC NO. 321 OF 2020 AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT DATED IN CRRP NO.14 OF 2018 OF SESSIONS COURT, PATHANAMTHITTA ARISING OUT OF THE ORDER/JUDGMENT DATED IN CC NO.72 OF 2017 OF CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE PATHANAMTHITTA PETITIONER/7TH ACCUSED:

PRASANT SUNDAR RAJAH, AGED 40 YEARS S/O. LATE S.S. RAJAH, 60-17-12 BANK, COLONY ROAD, SIDHARTHA NAGAR, VIJAYWADA, ANDHRA PRADESH.

BY ADV SRI.RAJIT RESPONDENT/S:

STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM.

SRI.RENJIT GEORGE, SR.PP

12.02.2026, ALONG WITH Crl.MC.261/2020 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.GIRISH TH THURSDAY, THE 12 DAY OF FEBRUARY 2026 / 23RD MAGHA, 1947 CRL.MC NO. 320 OF 2020 AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT DATED IN CRRP NO.15 OF 2018 OF SESSIONS COURT, PATHANAMTHITTA ARISING OUT OF THE ORDER/JUDGMENT DATED IN CC NO.72 OF 2017 OF CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE PATHANAMTHITTA PETITIONER/10TH ACCUSED:

SUBHASHINI, AGED 32 YEARS D/O. RATHNAMAIAH, 1-8-7-R.K APARTMENTS, NALLAKUNTA NO.

10, HYDERABAD, TELENGANA.

BY ADV SRI.RAJIT RESPONDENT/S:

STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM.

SRI.RENJIT GEORGE, SR.PP

12.02.2026, ALONG WITH Crl.MC.261/2020 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAMPRESENTTHE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.GIRISHTHTHURSDAY, THE 12 DAY OF FEBRUARY 2026 / 23RD MAGHA, 1947CRL.MC NO. 677 OF 2020AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT DATED 04.09.2019 IN CRRP NO.18 OF 2018 OF SESSIONS COURT, PATHANAMTHITTA ARISING OUT OF THEORDER/JUDGMENT DATED IN CC NO.72 OF 2017 OF CHIEF JUDICIALMAGISTRATE PATHANAMTHITTAPETITIONER/11TH ACCUSED:

KUMARI RAJAH AGED 33 YEARS W/O. PRASANTH SUNDER RAJAH, 60-17-12, BANK, COLONY ROAD, SIDHARTHA NAGAR, VIJAYWADA, ANDHRA PRADESH.

BY ADV SRI.RAJIT RESPONDENT/S:

STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM, KOCHI-682031.

BY ADV ADDL.DIRECTOR GENERAL OF PROSECUTION

12.02.2026, ALONG WITH Crl.MC.261/2020 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:

ORDER

The learned counsel for the petitioners in these cases submitted that the Trial Court had already framed charges in C.C.114/2017 (re-numbered from 72/2017 of Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Pathanamth