{"id":236004,"date":"2007-06-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-06-28T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/kunjumon-vs-the-state-of-kerala-on-29-june-2007"},"modified":"2016-11-30T10:51:00","modified_gmt":"2016-11-30T05:21:00","slug":"kunjumon-vs-the-state-of-kerala-on-29-june-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/kunjumon-vs-the-state-of-kerala-on-29-june-2007","title":{"rendered":"Kunjumon vs The State Of Kerala on 29 June, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Kunjumon vs The State Of Kerala on 29 June, 2007<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nCrl MC No. 903 of 2007()\n\n\n1. KUNJUMON,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE ASSISTANT EXCISE COMMISSIONER,\n\n3. THE COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.B.MOHANLAL\n\n                For Respondent  :PUBLIC PROSECUTOR\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice R.BASANT\n\n Dated :29\/06\/2007\n\n O R D E R\n                              R.BASANT, J.\n\n                           ----------------------\n\n                         Crl.M.C.No.903 of 2007\n\n                       ----------------------------------------\n\n                  Dated this the 29th day of June 2007\n\n\n\n\n                                  O R D E R\n<\/pre>\n<p>       The   learned   counsel   for   the   petitioner   prays,   the   learned<\/p>\n<p>Public   Prosecutor   does   not   oppose   the   said   prayer   and   I   am<\/p>\n<p>satisfied that in the light of the decision in <a href=\"\/doc\/1188125\/\">State of Kerala and<\/p>\n<p>Others   v.   Unni<\/a>    [2007(1)   KLT   151   (S.C)   ],   this   prosecution   in<\/p>\n<p>which the only allegation is that the percentage of Ethyl Alcohol<\/p>\n<p>in   toddy   exceeds   the   permissible   figure   cannot   be   sustained.<\/p>\n<p>This   Criminal   Miscellaneous   Case   is,   in   these   circumstances,<\/p>\n<p>allowed.     All   proceedings   in   pursuance   of   C.R.No.18\/2004   of<\/p>\n<p>Chathannoor   Excise   Range   against   the   petitioner   is   hereby<\/p>\n<p>quashed.<\/p>\n<pre>\n\n\n\n\n\n                                                          (R.BASANT, JUDGE)\n\njsr\n\n\nB.A.Noof 2007    2\n\n\nB.A.Noof 2007    3\n\n\n                                 R.BASANT, J.\n\n\n\n\n\n                                   CRL.M.CNo.\n\n\n\n\n\n                                       ORDER\n\n\n\n\n\n                          21ST DAY OF MAY2007\n\n\n\n\n\n                            (R.BASANT, JUDGE)\n\nsj\n\n           \/TRUE COPY\/\n\n\n                               P.A.TO JUDGE\n\n\n\n\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Kunjumon vs The State Of Kerala on 29 June, 2007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM Crl MC No. 903 of 2007() 1. KUNJUMON, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY &#8230; Respondent 2. THE ASSISTANT EXCISE COMMISSIONER, 3. 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