Shaji Sebastian v. State of Kerala
Case brief
What is this about?
Kerala High Court, Ernakulam; BAIL APPL. NO. 4131 OF 2025; decided 02.04.2025 by P.V. Kunhikrishnan J.; petitioner Shaji Sebastian, accused No.2, Crime No.271/2023, Kadinamkulam Police Station, Thiruvananthapuram; Section 482 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) bail application refused as not a fit case; offences under Sections 420, 465, 468 r/w Section 34 IPC; alleged visa fraud Poland via France; Rs.12 Lakhs collected; forged ticket and residence card; arrest at Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport; Tis Hazari Jail custody till 25.07.2022; directions to surrender before Investigating Officer within two weeks, production before jurisdictional court on surrender date, liberty to file bail application before jurisdictional court to be considered preferably on filing date, custody application permitted.
What did the court decide?
No order under Section 482 BNSS was granted; the bail application was disposed of with directions: (1) petitioner to surrender before the Investigating Officer within two weeks; (2) if arrest is recorded, production before the jurisdictional court on the date of surrender itself; (3) liberty to file a bail application before the jurisdictional court, with advance copy to the prosecutor, to be considered in accordance with law preferably on the date of filing; (4) Investigating Officer free to file a custody application, on which the jurisdictional court may pass appropriate orders.