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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
Jobin Sebastian, J
U. Raveendran – Appellant
Versus
State – Respondent
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| 1. summary of lower court conviction and procedural history. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 2. parties' contentions regarding evidentiary gaps and compliance with seizure protocols. (Para 7 , 8) |
| 3. court's analysis on seizure documentation defects and chain of custody requirements. (Para 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15) |
O R D E R
This Criminal Revision Petition has been filed under Sections 397 and
401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, challenging the judgment of conviction and order of sentence passed against the revision petitioner for the offence punishable under Section 55(a) of the Abkari Act by the Assistant Sessions Court, Kasaragod, as per judgment dated 16.08.2010 in S.C. No.218/2008, which was confirmed in appeal by the Sessions Court, Kasaragod, by judgment dated 24.01.2012 in Criminal Appeal No.280/2010. The revision petitioner is the sole accused in the said case.
2. The prosecution case is that, on 11.12.2005 at about 7.30 p.m. on Erappakkatta - Chettekkal Harijan colony road, Bela village, the accused was found possessing 2.5 litres of arrack, for sale, in contravention of the provisions of the Abkari Act. Thus, the accused is alleged to have committed an off
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