Edison v. State of Kerala
Case brief
What is this about?
Court allowed petitioners request for passport release to enable foreign travel pending criminal trial involving fraud charges, imposing security deposit, bond, and stringent conditions to prevent absconding.
What did the court decide?
Release of passport for one year subject to bond, security deposit, sureties, local contact details, and prior permission requirement for exiting country.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJA VIJAYARAGHAVAN V
THURSDAY, THE 8TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2016/17TH AGRAHAYANA, 1938
Crl.MC.No. 6046 of 2016 () ---------------------------
AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT IN CRMP 1763/2016 of C.J.M.PATHANAMTHITTA DATED 1708-2016 CRIME NO. 396/2011 OF CBCID, KOLLAM , KOLLAM PETITIONER(S)/ACCUSED:
EDISON AGED 49 YEARS, S/O.PORINCHUNNY, SERENE CASTLE, SARAYA APARTMENT, SOORAYGRAMAM, KIZHAKKUMPATTUKARA, THRISSUR. BY ADVS.SRI.S.RAJEEV SRI.K.K.DHEERENDRAKRISHNAN SRI.V.VINAY SRI.D.FEROZE RESPONDENT(S)/COMPLAINANT/STATE: -------------------------------STATE OF KERALA REP.BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM-682 031, CBCID CRIME NO.396/2011; ORIGINALLY CRIME NO.424/2011 OF ADOOR POLICE STATION).
R BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, SRI.T.R.RENJITH
THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08-12-2016, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
CONTD.....
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Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether petitioner should be permitted release of passport pending criminal trial with conditions
Whether prolonged delay in investigation justifies relaxation of passport surrender conditions
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
EDISON
- respondent
STATE OF KERALA
Coram
RAJA VIJAYARAGHAVAN V
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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