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A Division Bench of Justice V. Raja Vijayaraghavan and Justice K.V. Jayakumar granted them bail whereas listening to their plea difficult the dismissal of their bail functions by the NIA Special Court, Ernakulam. Muhammed Bilal, Riyasudheen, K.P. Ansar, and K.V. Saheer, who had been granted bail, had been arraigned as among the many accused within the case.
They had been charged with collaborating in a conspiracy, conducting reconnaissance together with the opposite accused, and taking part in a distinguished function in facilitating the homicide. They contended that, although the incident was a ‘political homicide’, the NIA intentionally gave it a communal color by deleting the title of the political occasion from the ultimate report, changing it with ‘a Hindu chief,’ and incorporating provisions below the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
The NIA deposed earlier than the court docket that the investigation had revealed that the PFI had a hidden agenda to overthrow democracy in India and to determine Islamic rule by 2047.
The court docket stated that the ultimate report filed by the NIA was voluminous, consisting of 1,688 paperwork, 1,114 witnesses, 696 materials objects, and 10 terabytes of forensic studies. Given the magnitude of the prosecution case and the keep on proceedings issued by the Supreme Court, particularly interdicting the framing of fees, there isn’t a foreseeable risk of the trial commencing or concluding within the close to future. Out of the entire 66 accused within the case, 49 had already been enlarged on bail both by the High Court or the Supreme Court, and solely 12 remained in custody. The court docket granted bail to the 4 accused for the reason that accused individuals going through nearly comparable fees had already been launched.
Published – August 19, 2025 10:21 pm IST
