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2025 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 53829

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
DR. KAUSER EDAPPAGATH, J
REJANI.K.B – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
WP(CRL.) NO. 1654 OF 2025

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SHRI.SUBASH CHANDRAN, SHRI.SURESH C., SHRI.SAJITH T.
For the Respondents: SRI.E.C.BINEESH-SR.PP

The timely consideration of prisoner application petitions is essential, upheld by the Court's directive for a response within two months.

Headnote:This judgment concerns a writ petition for the premature release of a convict. The petitioner, REJANI.K.B, requested the Court to direct the respondents to consider her application (Ext.P2). The Court ordered the second respondent to dispose of the application within two months, thereby adjudicating on the procedural requirements for consideration. The legal issue revolved around the timely consideration of such applications. The Court reaffirmed the necessity of adherence to legal protocols in addressing prisoner petitions.

Result: The Court directed the second respondent to consider Ext.P2 application and pass orders in accordance with law within a period of two months.

J U D G M E N T

The petitioner is the wife of the convict, who is undergoing imprisonment at Central Prison and Correctional Home, Viyyur. The petitioner filed Ext.P2 application for premature release of the convict. The limited prayer in this writ petition is to give a direction to the respondents to consider Ext.P2 application and pass appropriate orders.

Having heard Sri.Subash Chandran, the learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri.E.C.Bineesh, the learned Senior Public Prosecutor, this writ petition is disposed of, directing the respondent No.2 to consider Ext.P2 application and pass orders in accordance with law within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment.

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2025 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 53829

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAMDR. KAUSER EDAPPAGATH, JREJANI.K.B – AppellantVersusSTATE OF KERALA – RespondentWP(CRL.) NO. 1654 OF 2025

The timely consideration of prisoner application petitions is essential, upheld by the Court's directive for a response within two months.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
DR. KAUSER EDAPPAGATH, J
REJANI.K.B – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
WP(CRL.) NO. 1654 OF 2025