The Kerala High Court on Friday, June 30, 2023, dismissed the anticipatory bail pleas by G.J. Shyju, suspended Principal of Christian College Kattakada, Thiruvananthapuram and A Vishak, a former SFI activist in the college in a criminal case registered for illegally substituting one of the elected university union councillors with Vishak in a list sent to the Kerala University.
Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas while rejecting the anticipatory bail petitions, directed them to surrender before the investigation officer on July 4 and subject themselves to interrogation. The court also ordered that in the event of their surrender, the procedure in accordance with the law shall be complied with.
After the pronouncement of the verdict, counsel for the suspended principal submitted that he was willing to surrender before the investigation on July 4 as he wanted to write an examination on July 3 , the date on which he was asked to appear before the investigation officer. The court then directed both the accused to surrender before the investigation officer on July 4.
