Court Extends Interim Protection From Arrest To Four In ISRO Conspiracy Case

Justice Ashok Menon extended the relief for another day after the counsel for CBI told the court that an Additional Solicitor General would be appearing in the matter.

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday extended by another day the interim protection from arrest given to three former Kerala Police officers and a retired IB official in the ISRO conspiracy case. Justice Ashok Menon extended the relief for another day after the counsel for CBI told the court that an Additional Solicitor General would be appearing in the matter. The court listed the matter for hearing on August 5.  The high court had on separate dates granted interim protection from arrest to former Kerala Police officers -- R B Sreekumar, S Vijayan, and Thampi S Durga Dutt -- and ex- Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer P S Jayaprakash who all have moved pleas for anticipatory bail in the case registered by CBI.