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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 23422
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
K. BABU, J
RAJESH @ MALA – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
WP(CRL.) NO. 231 OF 2026 | WP(CRL.) NO. 293 OF 2026 | WP(CRL.) NO. 298 OF 2026 | WP(CRL.) NO. 299 OF 2026 | WP(CRL.) NO. 321 OF 2026
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SRI.R.BINDU (SASTHAMANGALAM), SRI.G.RAJAGOPAL (KUMMANAM), SHRI.AJAY T.S.
For the Respondents: SRI.N R SANGEETHA RAJ, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR; SRI.ALEX M THOMBRA, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
Premature release of convicts can render legal petitions seeking such relief infructuous.
Headnote:The petitioners are convicts in SC No.94/2004 who filed Writ Petitions seeking premature release under Sections 432 and 433 of the Cr.PC. The counsel for the petitioners submitted that they have been prematurely released, rendering these petitions infructuous. The court acknowledges this and dismisses the petitions as infructuous.
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| 1. petitioners are convicts filing for premature release. (Para 1) |
| 2. court dismisses writ petitions as infructuous. (Para 2) |
Connected cases K.BABU, J.
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W.P (Crl) Nos.231, 293, 298, 299 & 321 of 2026 ---------------------------------------
Dated this the 12th day of March, 2026 JUDGMENT The petitioners are the convicts in SC No.94/2004 on the file of the Sessions Court, Palakkad. They filed these Writ Petitions seeking their premature release under Sections 432 and 433 of the Cr.PC.
2. The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that they have been prematurely released. Therefore, these Writ Petitions have become infructuous.
Recording the above submission, these Writ Petitions are closed as infructuous.
