Thachankary was convicted and sentenced to four years' imprisonment by Kottayam Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge (Vigilance) KV Rajaneesh last week.
Justice Kauser Edappagath passed the order in a bail plea filed by Augustine who was arrested over seizure of liquor beyond permissible limits from his residence in Wayanad.
When an accused applies for bail, it is presumed that the arrest was lawful. However, if the arrest itself is illegal, granting bail to secure the accused's release is not the correct procedure, said ...
On September 1, a Mumbai court convicted Pala MLA Kappan in four cases under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, and sentenced him to a cumulative three and a half years of simple imp ...
The Court kept the matter for further hearing on September 14 after the State government sought time to explain the reasons for changing the special public prosecutor.
The Court rejected bail pleas by Ashraf Moulavi, Abdul Khader and Firoz, who are accused of conspiring to murder RSS leader Sreenivasan in order to create terror among the Hindu community.
The Court directed the magistrate to independently examine whether Hassan's allegations prima facie disclosed any cognisable offences and whether a police investigation is necessary.
The Court explained that under Section 3(d) of the POCSO Act, applying the mouth to the private parts of a child is sufficient to constitute an offence.