The Special Court for SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Mannarkkad, on Saturday cancelled the bail given to 12 accused in the Attappady Madhu lynching case. The decision came in the wake of a request by the prosecution to revoke the bail of the accused.
The prosecution, in its plea on August 10, had sought cancellation of the bail on the ground that the accused had violated the bail conditions and influenced the witnesses. As many as 13 witnesses had turned hostile ever since the court began the trial on June 8.
In a detailed order, Special Court Judge K.M. Ratheesh Kumar said “any further delay in cancellation of the bail of these accused (accused number 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15 and 16) will leave room for influencing the remaining witnesses in this case, and which in turn may result in complete damaging of the prosecution case.”
