New Delhi: The Supreme Court quashed the anticipatory bail plea of four accused, including the former Director General of Police (DGP), in the 1994 ISRO espionage case. The court transferred the case back to the Kerala High Court to consider their anticipatory bail pleas individually. A bench comprising Justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar also directed the CBI not to arrest former Gujarat DGP RB Sreekumar, two former Kerala police officers and a retired intelligence officer for five weeks.
The Supreme Court gave its verdict on a petition filed by the CBI seeking cancellation of the anticipatory bail of former IB Deputy Director RB Sreekumar, former DGP Siby Mathews, S Vijayan, Thambi S Durga Dutt and PS Jayaprakash.
Additional Solicitor General S V Raju appeared for the CBI. Kapil Sibal appeared for RB Sreekumar, Joji Skaria for CB Mathews and Kaliswaram Raj for PS Jayaprakash. “Ultimately it is up to the High Court to pass the orders. The High Court was directed to dispose of anticipatory bail applications as soon as possible within four weeks of this order.
