IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
A. Badharudeen, J
Ramesh V. S. – Appellant
Versus
State Of Kerala – Respondent
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| 1. nature of accusation and involvement in financial crime outweighs pre-arrest release. (Para 1 , 3 , 4 , 8) |
| 2. requirement for exceptional circumstances to grant anticipatory bail in serious corruption matters. (Para 5) |
| 3. need for custodial interrogation in economic offences and corruption cases. (Para 7) |
ORDER
Dated this the 8th day of June, 2026 This is a petition filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking pre- arrest bail and the petitioner is the 2nd accused in Crime No.2/2026 of VACB, Thiruvananthapuram, where the prosecution alleges commission of offences punishable under Sections 201, 409, 420, 468, 471 and 120B read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code and under Sections 13(2) read with 13(1)(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Amendment Act, 2018 [hereinafter referred as ‘P.C. Act’ for short], by the accused persons.
2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Public Prosecutor, in detail. Perused the Enquiry Report and relevant documents pertaining to this crime.
3. As per the report submitted by the Investigating Officer, the prosecution case is that, the first accused, while working as Industries
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