Persons Involved in Serious Offences Cannot Evade Prison by Faking Illness, Clarifies Scope of Section 480 BNSS: Kerala High Court
In a detailed and significant ruling, the Kerala High Court has held that a person accused of serious criminal offences cannot claim bail merely by stating they are ill. The judgment came while hearing Bail Application No. 3680 of 2023 filed by K. N. Anand Kumar, who is accused in the CSR Funds Scam. Justice P. V. Kunhikrishnan, while dismissing the application, remarked that Indian jails are well equipped to…
