HC rejects bail petitions of accused in tree felling case

Court finds gravity of offences grave and serious

Observing that prima facie, the accused in the Muttil tree felling case had attempted to cut and remove the royal trees and misappropriate the valuable assets of the State, the Kerala High Court turned down the bail pleas of the four accused in the case.

Dismissing the bail petitions of Anto Augustine, Josekutty Augustine, Roji Augustine, and Vineesh, Justice Shircy V. observed that the gravity of the offences alleged against these petitioners was grave and serious in nature as they had illegally cut and attempted to remove very valuable and royal trees, the assets of the State.