Kerala High Court Grants Protection From Arrest To Judge In Son's Kochi Benz Crash
Kochi, Kerala: The Additional Session Court Judge in Thrissur had moved Kerala High Court seeking anticipatory bail in a car crash involving his minor son that killed a scooter rider recently. On Thursday, October 29, the high court halted the arrest of the judge while granting interim protection
Justice Kauser Edappagath passed the order on an anticipatory bail plea moved by the judge. The Judge ruled that police shall not arrest the applicant until further orders. “However, he shall appear before the investigating officer today at 1:00 pm and if necessary as and when called for. The interrogation of the applicant shall be done in accordance with the guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court,” the judge added.
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The minor son of the judge hit the biker from behind while driving a Mercedes-Benz registered in his father’s name. The incident happened in Kochi’s Cheranalloor on October 25, killing the two-wheeler, 55-year-old tea shopper, Jayabalakrishnan.
The petition is listed for hearing today before Justice Kauser Edappagath, Bar and Bench reported. The accused 17-year-old son of the judge is currently in police custody and the judge who is posted at a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) at Iranjalakuda in Thrissur district, has been arraigned as an accused in the FIR registered by the Police after the crash.
The FIR includes offences punishable under Section 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) read with Sections 181, 183, 199A(1), and 199A(2) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (MVA)
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