Kumar Krishnan Pillai v. the State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
The petitioner, an engineer serving as an undertrial prisoner, sought directions to enable him to pursue a Fine Arts degree abroad. The court observed that his case for intervention was not made out.
What the court decided
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO.411 OF 2019
Kumar Kirshnan Pillai ] .. Petitioner. vs. The State of Maharashtra ] .. Respondent.
Mr.Nilesh Tribhuvann a/w Mr.Pranav Avhad and Ms.Darshna Naval for Petitioner.
Smt.Aruna Pai, APP for the State.
CORAM : B. P. DHARMADHIKARI & N.R.BORKAR, JJ.
DATE : 6TH DECEMBER 2019.
P.C.:
1] The Petitioner an engineer was earning his livelihood in
some business. In 2016 he was apprehended from Singapore and brought back to country. There are two MCOC trials pending against him. Apart from these trials, there is one more crime also.
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the petitioner, an undertrial prisoner, has made out a case for judicial intervention to allow him to study Fine Arts abroad.
Whether the Model Prison Manual provisions relied upon warrant the grant of directions sought by the petitioner.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Kumar Kirshnan Pillai
- respondent
The State of Maharashtra
Coram
B. P. Dharmadhikari
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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