ITEM NO.5 COURT NO.7 SECTION II-B
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No(s). 331/2024
(Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 20-12-2023 in BA No. 9125/2023 passed by the High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam)
BIJU CHANDRAN Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
STATE OF KERALA Respondent(s)
(FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.4927/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.4928/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.)

Date : 11-01-2024 This petition was called on for hearing today.
CORAM :
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ABHAY S. OKA
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE UJJAL BHUYAN
For Petitioner(s)
Mrs. Sonia Mathur, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Shinoj K.Narayanan, Adv.
Mr. Pranav Krishna, Adv.
Mr. K. Rajeev, AOR
Mr. Aditya Verma, Adv.
Mr. Tarun Kumar, Adv.

For Respondent(s)
Mr. Venktia Subramonium T.R.,Adv.
Mr. Romy Chacko,Adv.
Mr. Sachin Singh Dalal,Adv.

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
O R D E R
Heard the learned senior counsel appearing for the
petitioner.
No case for interference is made out in exercise of our jurisdiction under Article 136 of the Constitution of India. The Special Leave Petition is accordingly dismissed.

However, we grant time of two weeks to the petitioner to surrender. If the petitioner surrenders within two weeks, it will be open for him to apply for regular bail. The concerned Court shall consider the application expeditiously on its own merits. Pending applications also stand disposed of.
(ANITA MALHOTRA) (AVGV RAMU)
AR-CUM-PS COURT MASTER