Court ruled on a pre-arrest bail application where no charges were made.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.A. ABDUL HAKHIM TH TUESDAY, THE 13 DAY OF MAY 2025 / 23RD VAISAKHA, 1947 BAIL APPL. NO. 6136 OF 2025 PETITIONER:

JALEEL AGED 54 YEARS S/O KUNJUMOIDEEN, VALIYAPARAMBIL HOUSE, P.O. ERIYAD, KODUNGALLUR, THRISSUR DIST., PIN - 680666 BY ADVS. SRI.M. SHAJU PURUSHOTHAMAN SRI.K.S.RAJESH RESPONDENTS:

1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, PIN - 682031

2 STATE OF KERALA MALA POLICE STATION, P.O. MALA, THRISSUR DIST., PIN - 680732

3 ASHA XAVIER W/O. XAVIER, MANJOORAN HOUSE, P.O. VADAMA, THRISSUR DIST., PIN - 680732 BY SMT.SEETHA S SR.PP THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON

13.05.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

M.A. ABDUL HAKHIM, J.

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Bail Application No.6136 of 2025 ===========================

Dated this the 13^th day of May, 2025

ORDER

1. This is an Application for pre-arrest bail filed under Section

482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita , 2023. The Applicant apprehends that he will be arrested and detained in custody in connection with a crime registered by the respondent.

2. The learned Public Prosecutor, after getting instructions, submitted that the Applicant is not accused of any Crime in the subject Police Station and that there could not be any basis for his apprehension for arrest.

3. In view of the said submission of the learned Public Prosecutor, this Bail Application is closed recording the said submission and further directing the respondent to give Notice under Section 35 (3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita , 2023, in case the presence of the Applicant is required in connection with any Crime of the subject Police Station with respect to the allegations made in this Bail application, if the offence involved is punishable with imprisonment of less than 7 years.

Sd/-

M.A. ABDUL HAKHIM JUDGE NAB