Wallipuram Adavan v. Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption – CPA/33/22-2022

In the case between the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) and Wallipuram Adavan Ponnillam, the Court of Appeal addressed the issue of whether prima facie exceptional circumstances were demonstrated to justify issuing formal notice to CIABOC in a revision application challenging an indictment under the Bribery Act. The Court held that the dismissal of a prior writ application to the Supreme Court on technical grounds does not automatically preclude the Court of Appeal from entertaining a revision application. However, it was determined that no prima facie illegality or exceptional circumstance was present in the High Court’s order to warrant issuing notice in the instant application. The Court reaffirmed that challenges regarding CIABOC’s compliance wit