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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 20531

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
DR. KAUSER EDAPPAGATH, J
ANEESH P. – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
BAIL APPL. NO. 1278 OF 2026 | CRIME NO.1694/2025

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SHRI.RAGHUL SUDHEESH, SMT.J.LAKSHMI, SMT.AMBILY T. VENU, SMT.RACHEL MARY JACOB, SMT.ATHULYA VAISHNAVI, SMT.KALLYANI MENON
For the Respondents: SMT.SREEJA V., SR. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

The submission of an absconding charge sheet renders a bail application infructuous under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

Headnote:This bail application was filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking pre-arrest bail. It was noted that the absconding charge sheet had already been submitted, rendering the prayer for bail infructuous. The court, thus, dismissed the application accordingly. The court determined that the submission of an absconding charge sheet was grounds for dismissal, emphasizing the procedural implications of such filings in bail applications. The final outcome of the case is that the application for pre-arrest bail is dismissed as infructuous.

Table of Content
1. filing of a bail application under section 482. (Para 1)
2. absconding charge sheet renders bail application infructuous. (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. It is submitted by the learned Senior Public Prosecutor that absconding charge sheet has already been submitted. Hence, the prayer sought in the bail application has become infructuous.

Accordingly, the application for pre-arrest bail is dismissed as infructuous.

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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 20531

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAMDR. KAUSER EDAPPAGATH, JANEESH P. – AppellantVersusSTATE OF KERALA – RespondentBAIL APPL. NO. 1278 OF 2026 | CRIME NO.1694/2025

The submission of an absconding charge sheet renders a bail application infructuous under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
DR. KAUSER EDAPPAGATH, J
ANEESH P. – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
BAIL APPL. NO. 1278 OF 2026 | CRIME NO.1694/2025