Allowed
Joby Varghese v. the Range Officer
Kerala HCBail Appl./152/2019
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The High Court of Kerala allowed pre-arrest bail to the petitioner in a wild life offence case involving hunting and sale of wild Indian Bison meat. The court held that prosecution had no case against the petitioner for active participation in trespass or hunting and found no criminal antecedents.
What did the court decide?
Bail allowed on conditions: appear before IO within 10 days, execute bond for ₹30,000 with two sureties of ₹30,000 each, do not tamper with witnesses, and cooperate with investigation.