{"id":131100,"date":"2010-01-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-05T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/saritha-k-vs-state-of-kerala-on-6-january-2010"},"modified":"2017-03-20T06:14:03","modified_gmt":"2017-03-20T00:44:03","slug":"saritha-k-vs-state-of-kerala-on-6-january-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/saritha-k-vs-state-of-kerala-on-6-january-2010","title":{"rendered":"Saritha K. vs State Of Kerala on 6 January, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Saritha K. vs State Of Kerala on 6 January, 2010<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(Crl.).No. 469 of 2010(S)\n\n\n1. SARITHA K., AGED 26 YEARS,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR AND DISTRICT\n\n3. DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE,\n\n4. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF CENTRAL PRISON,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.KODOTH SREEDHARAN\n\n                For Respondent  :GOVERNMENT PLEADER\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice K.M.JOSEPH\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice P.BHAVADASAN\n\n Dated :06\/01\/2010\n\n O R D E R\n              K.M.JOSEPH &amp; P.BHAVADASAN, JJ.\n        ------------------------------------------------------\n                 W.P.(Crl.) No.469 of 2010-S\n            ----------------------------------------------\n           Dated, this the 6th day of January, 2011\n\n                         J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n<p>K.M.Joseph, J.\n<\/p>\n<p>            Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the<\/p>\n<p>writ petition is not pressed. In view of the above submission,<\/p>\n<p>the Writ Petition (Criminal) is dismissed as not pressed.\n<\/p>\n<p>                                             (K.M.JOSEPH)<br \/>\n                                                 JUDGE.\n<\/p>\n<p>                                         (P.BHAVADASAN)<br \/>\n                                                 JUDGE.\n<\/p>\n<p>MS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Saritha K. vs State Of Kerala on 6 January, 2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(Crl.).No. 469 of 2010(S) 1. SARITHA K., AGED 26 YEARS, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY &#8230; Respondent 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR AND DISTRICT 3. DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, 4. 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