Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 13 to 19, 2026

This weekly round-up collects Kerala High Court decisions covered by Legal Republic in the selected period. Each entry gives the court, case name or citation, a short holding, and a link to the full article.

Key Decisions

#1High Court of Keralawrit petition civil

M/s Cubes Entertainments v. Big Tree Entertainment Private Limited and Ors, OP(C) No. 2655 of 2026 (2026:KER:69867)

Kerala HC holds that demanding a physical address for an unknown John Doe defendant under Order VI Rule 14A CPC defeats John Doe jurisprudence; directs suit numbering.

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#2Kerala High Courtelection petition

C.H. Rasheed v. N.K. Akbar & Others, Election Petition No. 6 of 2026 (I.A. No. 1 of 2026)

Kerala HC directs Meta and Google to preserve Facebook and YouTube data in election petition alleging corrupt practices by N.K. Akbar MLA under Sections 123(3A) and 123(4) RPA 1957.

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#3High Court of Keralawrit petition civil

Priya Sreeraj v. Union of India & Others, WP(C) No. 22457 of 2025 / 2026:KER:66664

Kerala HC allows widow's writ petition, directing SAT Hospital to release cryopreserved embryos for IVF after husband's death, reading inferred consent under ART Act 2021.

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#4High Court of Keralacriminal revision

C. Madhavan v. CBI & Connected Cases, Crl.Rev.Pet Nos. 524/2025, 546/2025 & 810/2025

Kerala HC dismisses revision petitions in Cochin Airport gold smuggling case; rules departmental exoneration does not ipso facto bar CBI criminal prosecution.

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#5High Court of Keralacriminal misc case

Directorate of Enforcement v. Kolatt Dasan Prathapan, Crl.MC No. 10380 of 2025

Kerala HC sets aside PMLA bail order ignoring Section 45 twin conditions, directs Special Court Ernakulam to reconsider within 60 days.

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#6High Court of Keralacriminal revision petition

Child in Conflict with Law v. State of Kerala, Crl.Rev.Pet No. 998 of 2026

Kerala HC: Section 1(4) JJ Act does not bar BSA Section 23(2) discovery procedures for children in conflict with law if child protection safeguards are followed.

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#7High Court of Keralaregular bail

Paramasivam v. State of Kerala & Siraj Vazhayil @ Saji Thaneerkattil v. State of Kerala, BA Nos. 4806 & 4925 of 2026, CNR: KLHC010636082026, 2026:KER:70303

Kerala HC dismisses two POCSO bail pleas after accused suppressed criminal antecedents and prior bail orders, directing machine-based scrutiny of all bail filings statewide.

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#8High Court of Keralaanticipatory bail

Dinesh K. v. State of Kerala, Bail Appl. No. 5008 of 2026 (Crime No. 942/2026, Town South Police Station, Palakkad)

Kerala HC grants pre-arrest bail to advocate accused of sexually assaulting a fellow advocate in Palakkad court hall; custodial interrogation held unnecessary.

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