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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
C.S.DIAS, J
ANIL KUMAR – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. involved vehicle and accident registered. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. arguments on cash security for vehicle release. (Para 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 3. judicial scrutiny on the security requirement. (Para 6 , 7 , 8 , 9) |
| 4. modification of security condition for vehicle custody. (Para 10) |
O R D E R
Dated this the 27th day of January, 2026 The petitioner is the registered owner of a vehicle bearing Registration No.KL-59-Y-0647, which was involved in an accident and led to the registration of Crime No.688/2025 by the Kannur Town Police Station, against the driver of the vehicle for committing the offences punishable under Sections 281 and 125(b) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita , 2023 and Sections 146 read with Section 196 , 190(2) and 177 of the Kerala Motor Vehicles Act .
2. Claiming interim custody of the vehicle, the petitioner filed C.M.P.No.7303/2025 before the Court of the Judicial First Class Magistrate-I, Kannur (‘Trial Court’, in short) under Section 497 of the BNSS. By the impugned Annexure-3 order, the learned Magistrate ordered the interim custody of the vehicle to be given to the petitioner subject to conditions. As per condition No.2, the petitioner is directed to deposit Rs.3,00,0
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