2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 12547

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
C.PRATHEEP KUMAR, J
TONY JOSEPH V. FRANCIS – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
CRL.MC NO. 10923 OF 2023

The court correctly dismissed the case as infructuous based on the petitioners' submissions.

Headnote:The court examined the submissions by the learned counsel for the petitioners, indicating that the Criminal Miscellaneous Case had become infructuous. The court ultimately ruled that based on the petitioners' counsel's claims, the case would be dismissed. The court framed the following question: 'Whether the case should be dismissed due to its infructuous nature?' The court concluded that the dismissing of the Criminal Miscellaneous Case as infructuous was warranted.