IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.S.DIAS FRIDAY, THE 20^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2026 / 1ST PHALGUNA, 1947 CRL.MC NO. 1068 OF 2026 CRIME NO.48/2023 OF HARIPPAD POLICE STATION, ALAPPUZHA IN CC NO.260 OF 2023 OF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS -II, HARIPAD PETITIONER/ACCUSED:

SIMON ALEXANDER MUTHALALY, AGED 40 YEARS S/O. ALEXANDER RESIDING AT AMBANATTU PUTHENVEEDU, PERINGANANDU VILLAGE, PARAKKOOTTAM, MUNDAPALLY, PATHANAMTHITTA, PIN - 691551 BY ADV SMT. ARUNDHATHI J. NAIR RESPONDENTS/STATE/DEFACTO COMPLAINANT:

1 STATE OF KERALA , REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682031

2 LIJO MATHEW, AGED 43 YEARS S/O MATHEW CHACKO,RESIDING AT LIJO BHAVANAM, P/W XV, KARUVATTA NORTH, KARUVATTA VILLAGE, ALAPPUZHA, PIN - 690517 BY ADVS. SMT.SANDRA MARIA ROBIN SHRI.BASIL BABY CHERUVILLIL SR.PP.SRI.C.S.HRITHWIK THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.02.2026, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:

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Dated this the 20^th day of February, 2026 The petitioner is the accused in C.C.No.260/2023 on the file of the Court of the Judicial First Class Magistrate-II, Harippad, which has arisen from Crime