Kerala High Court Dimisses Anticipatory Bail As Accused Appeared For Trial

During a court hearing, the Kerala High Court (HC) clarified, an accused can't file for anticipatory bail, after appearing for the trial. On January 31, during the legal proceedings of a case registered by Deputy Range Forest Officer, the High Court denied anticipatory bail to the accused. The court further said, the petition seeking anticipatory bail under section 438 of CrPC is not maintainable, hence, cannot be taken into consideration.