K.M.Nagaraj v. State of Kerala
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court, exercising powers under Section 482 CrPC, modified bail conditions granted to the 12th accused. It deleted the restriction on leaving Kerala, replacing it with a prohibition on leaving India, and altered appearance requirements to every Monday.
What did the court decide?
Deleted the condition restricting the petitioner to Kerala; substituted with a restriction on leaving India; modified appearance requirement to every first Monday of the month.
What the court decided
A compact analysis
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT :
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR
FRIDAY, THE 15TH JANUARY 2010 / 25TH POUSHA 1931
Crl.MC.No. 57 of 2010() -------------------------------CRMP.3151/2009 of ADDL.SESSIONS COURT,-I, MAVELIKKARA ....................
PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.12 --------------------------------------------
K.M. NAGARAJ, S/O.KOTRAYYAPPA, NO.134, EMBASSY HERITAGE APARTMENTS, VIII TH MAIN, MALLESWARAM, BANGALORE, KARNATAKA.
BY ADV. MR.RENJITH B.MARAR MR.L.RAJESH NARAYAN
RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------
STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM.
BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MR.P.A. SALIM.
Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether to delete the condition in the bail order directing the petitioner to appear before the investigating officer on every Monday.
Whether to permit the petitioner residing in Karnataka to stay there without being restricted to leave only India, not Kerala.
Whether to modify existing bail conditions to balance investigation requirements and the petitioner's residence.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
K.M. Nagaraj
- respondent
State of Kerala
Coram
M. Sasidharan Nambiar
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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