{"id":224059,"date":"2009-04-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-31T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/state-of-kerala-vs-suresh-subhash-ors-on-1-april-2009"},"modified":"2016-02-17T21:43:26","modified_gmt":"2016-02-17T16:13:26","slug":"state-of-kerala-vs-suresh-subhash-ors-on-1-april-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/state-of-kerala-vs-suresh-subhash-ors-on-1-april-2009","title":{"rendered":"State Of Kerala vs Suresh @ Subhash &amp; Ors on 1 April, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Supreme Court of India<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">State Of Kerala vs Suresh @ Subhash &amp; Ors on 1 April, 2009<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_bench\">Bench: Arijit Pasayat, D.K. Jain, Mukundakam Sharma<\/div>\n<pre>                                          2009(6 ) SCR 10\n                           <a href=\"\/doc\/1037935\/\">STATE OF KERALA\n                                   v.\n                      SURESH<\/a> @ SUBHASH &amp; ORS.\n                    (Criminal Appeal No. 1207 of 2004)\n                                  APRIL 1, 2009\n    [DR. ARIJIT PASAYAT, D.K JAIN AND DR. MUKUNDAKAM\n                       SHARMA, JJ.]\n    The Judgment of the Court was delivered by\n\n    DR. ARIJIT PASAYAT, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.\n\n    2. The Kerala High Court by the impugned order dismissed the appeal filed by\n\nthe State questioning acquittal of five accused persons who faced trial in the Court of\n\nAdditional Sessions Judge, Pathanamthitta. The trial court acquitted them of the\n\ncharges relatable to Sections 143, 147, 148, 109, 449 and 302 read with Section 149\n\nof the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (in short `IPC').\n\n    The basic reason which weighed with the trial court to direct acquittal was the\n\nunexplained delay relating to the FIR reaching the concerned Magistrate. Added to\n\nthat the authenticity of the report given by PWI was doubtful. The High Court found\n\nthat the evidence of PWI was not believable. There was doubt about the authenticity\n\nof Ex. P1 and the unexplained delay in FIR reaching the Magistrate Court. Because\n\nof the aforesaid factors the High Court found that there was no scope for any\n\ninterference. Learned counsel for the appellant submitted that PWI was an injured\n\nwitness and merely because the investigation was not done in proper manner, the\n\nacquittal should not have been directed. Learned counsel for the respondent<\/pre>\n<p>supported the judgment.\n<\/p>\n<p>    We find that both the trial court and the High Court have analysed the evidence<\/p>\n<p>in great detail to find the prosecution version to be not cogent and credible.<\/p>\n<p>According to PWI she gave Ext. P1 FIR before ASI PW17 at 2.30 A.M. on 6.9.1996.<\/p>\n<p>According to PW17 he recorded at 3.00 A.M. on 6.9.1996. But Ext. P1 reached the<\/p>\n<p>Ilage Magistrate at 10.30 A.M. on 7.9.1996. The Investigating Officer has not<\/p>\n<p>explained the delay. Further the trial court found if impossible physically for giving a<\/p>\n<p>lengthy report (Ext. P1) while in Intensive Care Unit. The occurence is stated to have<\/p>\n<p>taken place on 5.9.1996 at 8.15 P.M. According to PW5, he examined the injured<\/p>\n<p>and deceased at 9.30 P.M. If that be so, it has not been explained as to how the FIR<\/p>\n<p>came to be lodged at 2.30 A.M. on 6.9.1996. That being so, We find no scope for<\/p>\n<p>interference in this appeal which is accordingly dismissed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Supreme Court of India State Of Kerala vs Suresh @ Subhash &amp; Ors on 1 April, 2009 Bench: Arijit Pasayat, D.K. Jain, Mukundakam Sharma 2009(6 ) SCR 10 STATE OF KERALA v. SURESH @ SUBHASH &amp; ORS. (Criminal Appeal No. 1207 of 2004) APRIL 1, 2009 [DR. ARIJIT PASAYAT, D.K JAIN AND DR. 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