The High Court closed the bail application, directing the petitioner to approach the jurisdictional court within ten days, while continuing the protection of an interim order until then.
Bail application closed; petitioner to seek bail from jurisdictional court within ten days; interim protection continued.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPINATH P.
MONDAY, THE 16TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2023 / 24TH ASWINA, 1945
BAIL APPL. NO. 2665 OF 2022
AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT CRMC 621/2022 OF DISTRICT COURT & SESSIONS COURT, ERNAKULAM
CRIME NO.273/22 OF THRIKKAKARA POLICE STATION
PETITIONER/S:
NISHAD,
AGED 41 YEARS
S/O THAJUDEEN, FAJITHA MANZIL, CHEMBU P.O, VAIKOM, PIN
- 686608
BY ADV P.T.JOSE
RESPONDENT/S:
1STATE OF KERALA,
REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,HIGH COURT OF KERALA,
PIN - 682031
2SHO, THRIKKARA POLICE STATION,
REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,HIGH COURT OF KERALA,
PIN - 682031
SRI G. SUDHEER (SR PP)
THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
16.10.2023, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
BAIL APPL. NO. 2665 OF 2022 2
ORDER
When this matter is taken up for consideration today, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that a final report has been filed in Crime No.273/2022 of Thrikkakara police station and therefore, this bail application may be closed, leaving it open to the petitioner to seek bail from the jurisdictional court. It is submitted that the petitioner was protected from arrest by way of an interim order dated 19.04.2022 and the said order may be continued for some time to enable the petitioner to seek bail from the jurisdictional court.
Having heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor , the bail application is closed, leaving it open to the petitioner to seek bail from the jurisdictional court. If the petitioner surrenders before the jurisdictional court and files an application for bail, within a period of ten days from today, the petitioner will continue to enjoy the protection of the interim order till orders are passed on the bail application to be filed by him before the jurisdictional court.
Sd/-
GOPINATH P.
JUDGE
ajt
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the bail application can be closed in light of the filing of the final police report and allowing the petitioner to approach the jurisdictional court.
NISHAD
STATE OF KERALA
GOPINATH P.
As recorded by the court registry
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