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Publication: http://www.dinakaran.com
Date: January 29, 2005
URL: http://www.kanchi-sathya.org/mediaarticle30012005_dinakaran.htm
Archakar Mathavan Attack Case: a
startling decision granting 4 people anticipatory bail: High Court condemns
Tamil Nadu Police
Justice Thanikachalam rendered a
startling judgment granting bail to 4 persons, saying that [the charge]
that Jayendrar instigated an attack on Archakar Madhavan was not credible
and that [Madhavan] had been hurt in an accident.
The Supreme Court ordered bail Jayendrar
Swamigal in the Sankarraman murder case. Hence, police registered a third
case on Jayendrar Swamigal for the attack on Thirukotiyur Madhavan. They
had planned to arrest Him in this case. At this stage, a TVS engineer Chellam,
a consultant Seshadri, a PRO Raghunathan and Additional SP Muttukrishnan
had petitioned the Chennai High Court. Judge Thanikachalam heard this case
and granted anticipatory bail for all four. In his order, the judge said
as follows:
"It does not look like anybody attacked
Thirukottiyur Madhavan. Police have registered a false case. Looking at
the police investigation report of this alleged attack case, it is clear
that Madhavan was not attacked by anyone, and that his injuries are from
an accident. The basis for this conclusion is that the injured person was
immediately admitted to Apollo Hospital for treatment. When one examines
the injuries he sustained, they appear to be only from an accident. That
is why he has given a complaint to the police only after 3 months. Looking
at this complaint, it is clear that he made his complaint to the police
only on the insistence of someone else. I declare this case to have been
fabricated by the police. I say this without any uncertainty whatsoever.
At somebody's instigation, Madhavan has collaborated with the police to
foist a false case. It cannot be accepted that he was attacked only on
Jayendrar's instigation. There is not an iota of truth to the charges in
this case. There is no credence to them. It is also not believable that
Jayendrar was the cause for the removal of the Shiva murthy from Thirukarangudi
Perumal Temple.
Hence I am granting anticipatory
bail to all 4 petitioners. They will be required to present themselves
before the investigating officers every week on Monday to give signature.
They can avail bail after presenting Rs.5000 personal surety and like amont
from 2 other individuals."
This is what the judge said in his
decision.
Vijayendrar: Justice Thanikachalam
postponed the hearing on Vijayendrar's anticipatory bail to the coming
4th [February]. Justice Thanikachalam granted bail to 3 accused in the
Radhakrishnan attack case: Kumar, Kannan, Bhoominathan. Conditions of bail
were that the petitioners have to present Rs5000 personal surety and two
individual's guarantees for the same amount. "Since the others accused
in the same case, Ananatakumar, Sunder, Meenakshi, Lakshmanan had been
booked under the Goonda's Act, they could not be granted bail," the Judge
said. "Hence I am dismissing their bail petitions."
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