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.