Actor car vandalisation case: Court to pronounce order on bail plea tomorrow
The Hindu
The trial court considering the bail pleas of former Kochi Mayor Tony Chammany and others, who were arrested for allegedly damaging the car of actor Joju George, will pass its order on Wednesday.Oppos
The trial court considering the bail pleas of former Kochi Mayor Tony Chammany and others, who were arrested for allegedly damaging the car of actor Joju George, will pass its order on Wednesday.
Opposing the bail plea of the accused, Assistant Public Prosecutor S. Saiju contended that the spirit of the legislation, Kerala Prevention of Damage to Private Property and Payment of Compensation Act, 2019, shall be upheld even while considering the bail plea in such cases. The legislation was enacted to deter any attempts to cause damage to private property. In this case, it was a film actor who fell victim to the attack of the accused, he contended.
If the court decides in favour of enlarging the accused on bail, stringent bail conditions shall be imposed, he submitted.
As speculation over the continuation of Minister for Scheduled Tribes Welfare B. Nagendra in the Cabinet persisted, with the demand for his resignation raised by the BJP in connection with the ₹94 crore scam at the Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation, his Cabinet colleagues came to his defence on Thursday.