{"id":253432,"date":"2008-04-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-04-03T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/suo-motu-vs-fr-jose-thadathil-on-4-april-2008"},"modified":"2015-06-20T08:52:02","modified_gmt":"2015-06-20T03:22:02","slug":"suo-motu-vs-fr-jose-thadathil-on-4-april-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/suo-motu-vs-fr-jose-thadathil-on-4-april-2008","title":{"rendered":"Suo Motu vs Fr. Jose Thadathil on 4 April, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Suo Motu vs Fr. Jose Thadathil on 4 April, 2008<\/div>\n<pre id=\"pre_1\">       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nCrl MC No. 405 of 2006(A)\n\n\n1. SUO MOTU.\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. FR. JOSE THADATHIL, PRIEST,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. SR.THERESA,\n\n3. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY DIRECTOR\n\n                For Petitioner  :SUO MOTU\n\n                For Respondent  :PUBLIC PROSECUTOR\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice V.RAMKUMAR\n\n Dated :04\/04\/2008\n\n O R D E R\n                           V. RAMKUMAR, J.\n                  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *\n                        Crl.M.C. NO. 405 of 2006\n                  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *\n                          Dated: 04-04-2008\n\n                                 ORDER\n<\/pre>\n<p id=\"p_1\">       In the light of the judgment dated 13-3-2008 of the Hon&#8217;ble<\/p>\n<p>Supreme Court in <a href=\"\/doc\/336701\/\" id=\"a_1\">Divine Retreat Centre v. State of Kerala and<\/p>\n<p>Others<\/a> in     Crl. A. No. 472 of 2008        this Crl.M.C.   which was<\/p>\n<p>registered suo moto by this Court is dropped leaving the         further<\/p>\n<p>investigation to the local police    having jurisdiction to continue the<\/p>\n<p>investigation and proceed in accordance with law.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_1\">      This petition is accordingly closed.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_2\">                                                V. RAMKUMAR,<br \/>\n                                                   (JUDGE)<\/p>\n<p>ani.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Suo Motu vs Fr. Jose Thadathil on 4 April, 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM Crl MC No. 405 of 2006(A) 1. SUO MOTU. &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. FR. JOSE THADATHIL, PRIEST, &#8230; Respondent 2. SR.THERESA, 3. STATE OF KERALA, REP. 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