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2025 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 67568
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
C. PRATHEEP KUMAR, J
VINEETH JAMES – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
CRL.MC NO. 9508 OF 2025|CRMC NO.471 OF 2025
For the Appellants/Petitioners:SHRI.LUKE J CHIRAYIL, SHRI.NAVANEETH KRISHNAN P.K., SMT.NEHA RAMAKRISHNAN, SHRI.JACOB VICTOR, SHRI.VYSAKH C.S., SHRI.ZAINUDHEEN P.| For the Respondents: PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
The court supports modifying bail conditions to accommodate an accused's legitimate circumstances while ensuring compliance.
Headnote:The petitioner, Vineeth James, sought a modification of the anticipatory bail conditions imposed by the Sessions Judge, Thodupuzha, as he was unable to surrender due to employment abroad. The court permitted surrender within a week, addressing the need for fair process. The court framed the issue as ensuring compliance while considering the petitioner's circumstances and ultimately granted permission for the modified conditions. The court concluded by disposing of the Crl.M.C. with the stated permissions.
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| 1. modification of bail conditions for employment. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. court grants permission for compliance. (Para 3) |
ORDER
Dated this the 30th day of October, 2025 The petitioner is the 1st accused in Crime No.1349/2025 of Thodupuzha Police Station. The offences alleged against the petitioner is under Sections 85 , 351(2), 3(5) of BNS .
2. As per Annexure A2 order, the Sessions Judge, Thodupuzha, granted him anticipatory bail subject to certain conditions. One of the condition was a direction to the petitioner to surrender before the Investigating Officer on or before 29.08.2025. According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, since the petitioner is employed in abroad he could not comply the above condition. He is ready to surrender before the Investigating Officer within a week. Therefore, he seeks a modification to Annexure A2 order.
3. Not opposed. In the above circumstances, this Crl.M.C. is disposed of permitting the petitioner to surrender before the Investigating Officer, within a period of one week from today.
With the above observations, this Crl.M.C. is disposed of.
