MP police challenge actor duo’s bail application before Kerala High Court
The Madhya Pradesh Police have contested a bail application submitted by actors Farmaan and his wife in the Kerala High Court. The police argue that the bail plea is not maintainable since the FIR was filed in Madhya Pradesh, and they should seek transit anticipatory bail instead. The couple claims that the FIR has not been presented in court, and the court has stated it will only proceed once the FIR is provided.
- ▪The Madhya Pradesh Police filed an FIR against the couple after an inquiry revealed the wife was a minor at the time of marriage.
- ▪The police argue that the bail petition is not maintainable in Kerala as the case originated in Madhya Pradesh.
- ▪The couple asserts that the FIR has not been produced in court, and the court will hear the case only after its submission.
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The Madhya Pradesh Police have challenged the maintainability of a bail plea filed before the Kerala High Court by actor Farmaan and his actor wife.The MP police had registered an FIR against them, after an inquiry by the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes found that she was a minor at the time of her marriage.The MP Police contended that the bail petition before the Kerala HC was not maintainable, as the FIR against them was registered in Madhya Pradesh. They can only apply for transit anticipatory bail. There is no mention in the bail plea about why they chose not to go to MP, it said.The couple contended that copies of the FIR against them have not been produced before the High Court. The court observed that it would hear the case only after the FIR was produced.
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