Sivan v. State of Kerala
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court of Kerala disposed of an application for pre-arrest bail filed in a criminal case under the IPC, noting that the police report did not involve non-bailable offences.
What did the court decide?
Application disposed; liberty granted to approach the court below for regular bail.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.UBAID
FRIDAY, THE 5TH DAY OF AUGUST 2016/14TH SRAVANA, 1938
Bail Appl..No. 5172 of 2016 () -------------------------------
CRIME NO.554/2016 OF KURATHICADU POLICE STATION, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT.
PETITIONER/ACCUSED:
SIVAN, AGED 71 YEAFS, S/O.NANU, MALAYIL KIZHAKETHIL VEETIL, ARUNOOTIMANGALAM P.O., VETTIYAR VILLAGE, MAVELLIKARA TALUK, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT.
BY ADVS.SRI.M.V.THAMBAN SRI.R.REJI SMT.THARA THAMBAN SRI.B.BIPIN SRI.ARUN BOSE
RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT:
STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM, REPRESENTING THE SUB INPSECTOR OF POLICE, KURATHICADU POLICE STATION, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT.
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether to grant pre-arrest bail in a case involving non-chargeable offences under IPC.
Whether to allow the petitioner liberty to approach the lower court for regular bail.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
SIVAN
- respondent
STATE OF KERALA
Coram
P.UBAID
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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