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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 13746

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
DR. KAUSER EDAPPAGATH, J
KALIBEN KHODABAI CHOUDARI – Appellant
Versus
CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (CBI) – Respondent
BAIL APPL. NO. 475 OF 2026 | CRIME NO.RC-02(S)/2025/C/2025



Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SMT.SUJA PADNABAN PILLAI
For the Respondents: SHRI.SREELAL N.WARRIER

The applicants must seek pre-arrest bail from the Sessions Court before approaching higher courts.

Headnote:This bail application is filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking pre-arrest bail. The applicants approached this Court directly without seeking relief from the Sessions Court. The Court dismissed the application while preserving the applicants' right to approach the Sessions Court. The final decision to dismiss the application was made on grounds of procedural propriety and rights of the applicants.

Table of Content
1. application for pre-arrest bail directly in high court (Para 1)
2. application dismissed preserving rights to approach sessions court (Para 2)

ORDER

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

arrest bail.

2. The applicants have directly approached this Court without approaching the Sessions Court concerned.

Hence, the application for pre-arrest bail is dismissed without prejudice to the right of the applicants to approach the Sessions Court concerned.

Sd/-

DR. KAUSER EDAPPAGATH JUDGE

SKP

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