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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 5073

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
DR. KAUSER EDAPPAGATH, J
JOEL BABY – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
BAIL APPL. NO. 135 OF 2026 | CRIME NO.2185/2025



Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SRI.JIJO PAUL KALLOOKKARAN, SMT.POOJA P.O., SMT.C.SNEHA
For the Respondents: SRI.K.A. NOUSHAD, SR. PP

Bailable offences allow for pre-arrest bail application and subsequent admission by the Magistrate.

Headnote:This bail application is filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking pre-arrest bail for the sole accused in Crime No.2185/2025, where alleged offences are bailable in nature. The Court finds that since all offences are bailable, the applicant can seek a regular bail from the jurisdictional Magistrate Court. The final outcome permits the accused to apply for bail at the Magistrate level.

Table of Content
1. filing of bail application under relevant law. (Para 1)
2. provisions regarding bailable offences. (Para 2)

O R D E R

This application is filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita , 2023 (for short, BNSS ), seeking pre-

arrest bail.

2. The applicant is the sole accused in Crime No.2185/2025 of Angamaly Police Station, Ernakulam District. The offences alleged are punishable under Sections 281 and 125(a) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita , 2023 (for short ‘ BNS ’).

All these offences are bailable in nature. Hence, the bail application is closed with liberty to the applicant to approach the jurisdictional Magistrate Court and seek regular bail. If bail application is filed, the Magistrate Court shall grant him bail on such conditions as it deems fit.

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