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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
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.
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| 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.
