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Kochi,Jan9:TheKeralaHighCourthasgrantedbailtoaninteriordesignerwhowasarrestedinconnectionwiththedeathsofthreepeople,includingtwomodels,inacaraccidentwhichallegedlyresultedashewaschasingtheminhisfour-wheeler.
JusticeGopinathP,whilegrantingtherelieftoSyjuMThankachan,saidthatprimafacieandforthepurposeofconsideringhisentitlementtobail,theprovisionsofSection304(culpablehomicidenotamountingtomurder)maynotbeattractedevenifalltheallegationsagainsttheaccusedinteriordesignerweretrue.
Accordingtotheprosecution,investigationinthecasehasrevealedinstancesofvariousothercrimes,includingthoseunderNarcoticDrugsandPsychotropicSubstancesAct,committedbytheaccusedandtheCCTVvisuals,includingthoseoftrafficcameras,showthemannerinwhichhecausedtheaccident.

ThankachanwasarrestedinthecaseonNovember27,2021.AncyKabeer(25)andAnjanaShajan(24)haddiedinthefatalcrashonNovember1lastyear.Athirdpassenger,inthecar,succumbedtohisinjuriesafewdayslater.Thedriver,whoescapedwithinjuries,waslaterarrestedandisthefirstaccusedinthecase.
ThankachanisaccusedofstalkingthemodelsfromabarandlaterinterceptingtheircaratKundannoorinKochicity.Later,thewomenspedawayintheircartoavoidhimandheallegedlychasedtheminhisvehicle,policehadsaid.
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Thestateurgedthehighcourtthathemaynotbegrantedbailashewasverywealthyandinfluentialandgrantinghimthereliefmaynotbeconduciveforhissuccessfulprosecution.Italsotoldthecourtthatifitwasgoingtogranthimthereliefthenstringentconditionsmaybeimposedonhim.
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Thankachan’slawyertoldthecourtthatthedriverofthecarwhichmetwiththeaccidentwasinahighlyinebriatedconditionandthisalonecouldbethereasonwhyhelostcontrolofthevehicleandnotbecausetheaccusedwaschasingthem.
Thecourt,thereafter,grantedThankachanbailsubjecttohisexecutingabondforasumofRsonelakhwithtwosolventsuretieseachforthelikeamount.ItalsodirectedhimtoappearbeforetheInvestigatingOfficerofthecaseoneveryMondayandSaturdayat9AMandnottoleavethelocallimitsofErnakulamDistrictwithoutpermissionfromthejurisdictionalcourt.
Story first published: Sunday, January 9, 2022, 23:26
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