Published on : 18 Nov 2025, 1:33 pm 3 min read

The Kerala High Court on November 17 issued significant directions to curb the practice of accused persons filing simultaneous bail applications before multiple courts [Lalachan VM v State of Kerala & another]

Justice A Badharudeen ordered that all bail petitions before the High Court must contain an undertaking that no other bail petition on the same matter is pending before any other court.

The Court also directed that its registry must verify the same and also check whether any bail pleas are pending before the subordinate courts.

"The Registry of this Court is directed to verify all bail applications filed before this Court to ensure that there will be an undertaking in all the bail applications filed, stating that “no othe

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