Amalnath v. State of Kerala
Case brief
What is this about?
Petitioner applied for anticipatory bail in a case already quashed by this Court. The court held the application becomes redundant and declined to intervene.
What did the court decide?
Bail application deposed of as redundant and infructuous due to earlier quashing of the crime.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALEXANDER THOMAS
WEDNESDAY, THE 10TH DAY OF APRIL 2019 / 20TH CHAITHRA, 1941
Bail Appl..No. 1784 of 2018
CRIME NO. 2651/2017 OF Ochira Police Station , Kollam
PETITIONER/S:
AMALNATH, AGED 21 YEARS, S/O.ANIL KUMAR, AMAL BHAVAN, NJAKKANAI MURI, OACHIRA, KARUNAGAPPALLY TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT.
BY ADV. SRI.RENJIT GEORGE
RESPONDENT/S:
1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM-682031.
2 SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE OACHIRA POLICE POLICE STATION, OACHIRA, KOLLAM DISTRICT-690526.
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether a bail application for anticipatory bail becomes infructuous if the original crime has already been quashed by this Court.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Amalnath
- respondent
State of Kerala
- respondent
Sub Inspector of Police Oachira
Coram
Case details
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