Supreme Court of India

K. Ashokan & Five Ors. v. State of Kerala

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Bench M.K. Mukherjee and Syed Shah Mohammed Quardi JJ.
Decided 19 February 1998

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above facts and circumstances appearing on record the defence of the appellants (as stated earlier) cannot be said to be without any substance.

Judgment, page 3

From the headnote

JUDGMENT: J U M N T M.K. MUKHERJEE. J. 17 accused persons, including the six appellants before us, (who were arraigned as A1 to A4, A10 and A11 respectively in the trial Court and will hereinafter be so referred to), were tried by the Court of Session, Kozhikode Division for offences punishable under Sections 143, 147, 148, 341, 449, 452, 307, 302/149 I.P. . and under Sections 3 and 5 of the Explosive Substances Act.…

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