New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ordered the release of Manichan, who is in prison in the Kalluwathukkal disaster. A court composed of judges Aniruddha Bose and Vikram Nath said that the release cannot be denied for non-payment of the fine. Manichan, who was imprisoned for 22 years, had previously been sentenced to pay Rs 30.4 lakh for his release.
In addition to life imprisonment, Manichan was sentenced to pay a fine of Rs 30 lakh and forty-five thousand in connection with the Kalluwathukkal alcohol disaster case. The court also decided to pay this penalty to the victims. Although the sentence was commuted in the case, Manichan remains in jail because he did not pay the fine. Manichan’s wife Usha went to the Supreme Court in this situation.
According to the instructions of the Supreme Court, the State Department of the Interior had issued an order for the release of Manichan. But yesterday the government had issued an affidavit to the High Court that the release of Manichan was not possible due to the non-payment of the fine. Manichan is the main accused in the case of the Kalluwathukkal alcohol disaster in which 31 people died. The stone throwing disaster occurred on October 21, 2000.
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