The Kerala High Court on Monday upheld the order of the special court for offences under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Mannarkad, cancelling the bail granted to 11 accused in the Attappady Madhu lynching case.
The court, however, set aside the cancellation of the bail granted to Abdul Kareem, the 11th accused in the case as it found that there were no materials to show that he had contacted any of the witnesses through phone or directly.
The special court had passed the order cancelling the bail of all the 12 accused on a petition by the prosecution alleging that the accused had contacted the prosecution witnesses several times over the phone, violating bail conditions.
