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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE JOBIN SEBASTIAN

MONDAY, THE 6^TH DAY OF JULY 2026 / 15TH ASHADHA, 1948

OP(CRL.) NO. 297 OF 2026

CRIME NO.1505/2019 OF Palarivattom Police Station, Ernakulam

AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT DATED IN CC NO.311 OF 2020

OF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS - IX, ERNAKULAM

PETITIONER:

JOHN PADIKAMVAYAL

AGED 51 YEARS

NO 286/A1, GROUND FLOOR, BEHIND INDIRA GANDHI

HOSPITAL, KADVANTHRA POST OFFICE, ERNAKULAM, PIN -

682020

BY ADV SHRI.PRABIN JOSE

RESPONDENTS:

STATE OF KERALA

PALARIVATTOM POLICE STATION, KOCHI CITY POLICE

REPRESENTED BY LEARNED PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH

COURT OF KERALA ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682031

RAMLAL V.R (PP)

THIS OP (CRIMINAL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON

06.07.2026, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE

FOLLOWING:

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J U D G M E N T

(Dated this the 06th day of July, 2026)

This Original Petition is filed by the sole accused in C.C.

No. 311 of 2020 pending on the file of the Judicial First Class

Magistrate Court IX, Ernakulam, seeking an early disposal of the

said proceedings.

2. Pursuant to the direction issued by this Court, a report

was called for from the learned Magistrate regarding the

present stage of the case and the time required for its disposal.

In response thereto, the learned Magistrate has submitted a

report stating that the matter can be disposed of within a period

of three months.

3. Having regard to the report submitted by the learned

Magistrate and the nature of the case, this Original Petition is

disposed of with a direction to the Judicial First Class Magistrate

Court IX, Ernakulam, to dispose of C.C. No. 311 of 2020 as

expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of three

months from the date of this judgment.

Sd/-

JOBIN SEBASTIAN

JUDGE

AKH

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APPENDIX OF OP(CRL.) NO. 297 OF 2026

PETITIONER EXHIBITS

Exhibit P1 COPY OF THE FIR NO 1505/2019 REGISTERED

BY THE PALARIVATTOM POLICE AGAINST THE

PETITIONER ON 03 DECEMBER 2019

Exhibit P2 COPY OF THE FINAL REPORT IN CRIME NO

1505/2019 BY THE PALARIVATTOM POLICE ON

18 FEBRUARY 2020

Exhibit P3 COPY OF THE DEPOSITION STATEMENT GIVEN

BEFORE THE HON'BLE JFCM - IX ERNAKULAM

BY THE CW1( DE FACTO COMPLAINANT ) ON 10

APRIL 2025

Exhibit P4 COPY OF THE DEPOSITION STATEMENT GIVEN

BEFORE THE HON'BLE JFCM - IX ERNAKULAM

BY THE CW2 ( BORTHER OF THE DE FACTO

COMPLAINANT ) ON 29 OCTOBER 2025

Exhibit P5 COPY OF THE DEPOSITION STATEMENT GIVEN

BEFORE THE HON'BLE JFCM - IX ERNAKULAM

BY THE CW4 ON 26 FEBRUARY 2026

Exhibit P6 THE ORDER OF THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF

KERALA GRANTING LIMITED VALIDITY

PASSPORT TO THE PETITION THROUGH ORDER

NO WP ( C) 39143/2025 DATED 18 NOVEMBER

2025