Supreme Court restores criminal proceedings against ex-Kerala Minister Antony Raju in evidence tampering case
The Hindu
Supreme Court restores criminal proceedings against former Kerala Transport Minister Antony Raju for tampering evidence in drug seizure case.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (November 20, 2024) restored criminal proceedings in a trial court against former Kerala Transport Minister Antony Raju for alleged tampering of evidence in a drug seizure case reported in 1990. The FIR was filed in 1994.
A Bench of Justices C.T. Ravikumar and Sanjay Karol held that it cannot be said that the Kerala High Court order allowing fresh proceedings against Mr. Raju was bad in law. The top court asked the trial court to conclude the proceedings within a year.
"The accused shall appear before the trial court on December 20, 2024 or on next working day of court concerned," the Bench said.
The Kerala High Court on March 10, 2023 had quashed the proceedings, noting some technical grounds in the case.
The case against the Mr. Raju, a leader of Janadhipathya Kerala Congress, which is an ally of the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala, was related to an alleged tampering of evidence in a drug seizure case reported in 1990.
Mr. Raju was the lawyer of the accused in the drug case.
The accused in the drug case, an Australian citizen, was arrested from the international airport in Thiruvananthapuram on charges of carrying hashish and the prosecution had produced an innerwear as part of the evidence against him saying the contraband was smuggled in that.
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