The CBI, which has also filed a petition in the Thalassery sessions court demanding to allow the custody of Jayarajan, will come up for hearing on Monday. Though he was taken to Kannur Central jail, Jayarajan was later shifted to the hospital on Friday itself. He has been charged under UAPA (Unlawful Activities Prevention Act) and can not get bail for 180 days.
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In the present case, bombs were hurled before Manoj was murdered and after the attack.
The bench said law applies equally to all – the mighty and the poor, the literate and the illiterate – and no extraordinary treatment can be given to the petitioner.
The CBI has sent summons to the doctor in Pariyaram Medical College who is treating Kathiroor Manoj murder case accused P Jayarajan.
Before pronouncing the judgment, the High Court examined the CBI case diary.
However, the High Court said it was not giving any opinion on merit of the case.
However, the strength of the argument may depend on the report and the statement that may be made by Dr Ashraf before the CBI, who has summoned him in this regard.
Earlier this week, the high court had ordered a CBI probe into the murder of Abdul Shukoor, an activist of the Indian Union Muslim League, in which case too Jayarajan is an accused.
The Marxist strongman’s anticipatory bail plea had been rejected by the Kerala High Court yesterday after observing that there was prima facie material to charge him under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
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Manoj (42), a district functionary of RSS, was hacked to death in politically volatile Kathiroor area of Kannur district on September 1 2014, allegedly by a group of CPI(M) workers.
