Nithin Raj death: Order on anticipatory bail pleas of accused on April 25

The Additional District Court -IV, Thalassery, will pronounce its order on April 25 on the anticipatory bail pleas filed by two doctors accused in the death of first-year BDS student Nithin Raj. Judge J. Vimal reserved the verdict after hearing arguments from both sides. The bail pleas were filed by first accused M.K. Ram and second accused K.T. Sangeeta Nambiar. Both have been booked under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

Appearing for the prosecution, Public Prosecutor K. Ajith Kumar argued that the accused are not entitled to anticipatory bail in a case registered under the SC/ST Act (Atrocities Act). The prosecution also challenged by Dr. Ram’s claim that he belonged to the Bajendri community in Karnataka and therefore could not be charged with caste abuse against Nithin Raj. It submitted certificates indicating that the Bajendri community falls under the OBC category and not the Scheduled Castes category.