2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 12823

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
DR. KAUSER EDAPPAGATH, J
JOMS P THOMAS – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
BAIL APPL. NO. 14431 OF 2025 | CRIME NO.1625/2025

The court emphasized the necessity of seeking bail from the Sessions Court first before approaching the High Court.

Headnote:The applicants have made an application for bail without prior approach to the Sessions Court. The court found that no exceptional circumstances were provided to justify direct engagement. Thus, the bail application was dismissed, allowing the applicants to seek bail in the Sessions Court to address the procedural oversight. The judgment reiterated the necessity of approaching the appropriate lower court first in such cases.