Thiruvananthapuram ∙ Perumbavoor MLA Eldos Kunnappilly granted advance bail under strict conditions. The Sessions Court granted bail on 11 conditions, including that he must appear before the investigating officer tomorrow at 9am. The prosecutor has decided to appeal the sentence.
Other conditions are: Show up for interrogation from 9:00 to 19:00 until November 1 if requested by the investigating officer. Mobile phone and passport must be presented to the court. Do not post provocative posts against the complainant on social media. Do not leave Kerala without the permission of the court. Do not influence the complainant or witnesses. The details of the social media accounts should be handed over to the investigating officer. Cooperate fully with the investigation. Don’t commit similar crimes while on bail. 5 lakh or equivalent personal surety.
After hearing the complainant’s part in the morning, the sentence was delivered in the afternoon. The prosecution argued that Eldos should not be given bail. The case is also for attempted murder. The complainant claimed that there are other defendants. Eldos needs police custody to find them and conduct further investigation. The prosecution also said that if bail is granted, the evidence could be destroyed.
Eldos’ argument was that the complainant did not raise the harassment when she filed the complaint on the 28th of last month and the allegation was later brought as part of blackmail. The complainant is the accused in many cases. Even against a CI and a SI, there are two warrants against the complainant who made allegations of harassment.
In connection with an investigation at the shelter station, there is also a police report that the complainant is the person who regularly raises such complaints and is unreliable. A lawsuit has also been filed for harassment against her ex-husbands. The complainant, who first claimed to have been kidnapped, later claimed to have been caught. Subsequently, an attempt was made to kill him. You can’t trust people like that. The defense attorney also said it should be suspected that this is an administration move to destroy Eldos’ political future.
The court noted that during the trial it should be found that what was done against the woman was torture. The complainant did not testify that the harassment took place in the first instance. The complainant, in possession of higher educational qualifications, has never undergone any form of imprisonment. He didn’t tell the doctor even after he reached the hospital. The court took into account that there are no criminal charges against Eldos and that there is a close relationship between the complainant and the accused for granting bail. But Eldos’ lawyer, Kuttiani Sudhir, said Eldos did not flee and will appear before the investigating officer tomorrow.
Summary in English: Advance bail for Eldhose Kunnappilly MLA in the case of rape
