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Supreme Court of India · 2015-08-13

State Of Kerala And Ors vs S.Unnikrishnan Nair And Ors

Citation / case number
AIR 2015 SUPREME COURT 3351
Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
State Of Kerala And Ors
Respondent
S.Unnikrishnan Nair And Ors
Author
Dipak Misra
Bench
Prafulla C. Pant, Dipak Misra

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court addressed the validity of the High Court of Kerala's decision to quash the F.I.R. against the respondents for offences under Sections 182, 194, 195, 195A, and 306 IPC. The Court noted that the State had no objection to the quashing of the first four sections, but contested the quashing of Section 306 IPC, which pertains to abetment of suicide. The Court ultimately held that the High Court's order was justified in quashing the F.I.R. under the cited sections, except for Section 306 IPC, which required further examination.

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