Kochi: Judge Gets Anticipatory Bail In Son's Cheranalloor Benz Car Crash
Kochi, Kerala: Kerala High Court on Thursday, November 11, granted anticipatory bail to the District Judge accused in the Kochi-Mercedes Benz accident. The case revolves around the judge’s son crashing the car, registered in his name, into a two-wheeler, killing a 55-year-old man.
The judge had earlier move the high court seeking anticipatory bail and the court had granted an interim protection from immediate arrest, halting his arrest.
The prosecution alleged that the the accused judge’s 17-year-old son took the car without his knowledge, which rammed into the scooter driven by late Jayabalakrishnan. The police had booked the judge under Section 105 [Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder] of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 read with Sections 181 [Driving vehicles in contravention of section 3 or section 4], 183 [Driving at excessive speed, etc.], and 199A of the Motor Vehicles Act [Offences by juveniles].
Justice kauser Edappagath granted the bail, noting that the judge has all along been cooperating. The court said the judge will cooperate, whenever you want.
“If genuinely, custodial interrogation is needed, I will definitely not grant him bail. He is under the supervision of the High Court…He says he did not know that the car was taken…What do you want? You want to interrogate him? You want him in jail?” the court asked.
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The court further noted, “As a responsible officer of this Court, do you think that a district judge will not cooperate? The moment that you feel he does not cooperate, you come here. I’ll cancel the bail. Do you have a case that he did not cooperate in the 6 hours he was interrogated?,”
