Madras HC grants bail to 12 accused in army trucks attack ca

Madras High Court granted bail to 12 accused in the case related to the attack on army trucks in Coimbatore on May 5 this year.

Mr Justice R Regupathi, who granted bail to them, directed them to appear before the concerned police station once and sign, and do social service in an orphanage for a week.

Two PDK members, K Ramakrishnan and R Lakshmanan, two others belonging to the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Jayaprakash, Chandrasekaran and Murugesan, and one Prabakaran were arrested by Sulur police on charges of attacking the convoy.

Cases of rioting and damage to public property were registered.

Earlier, on June 22 when the bail petition came up for hearing, the judge asked the leaders of the MDMK, PUCL and Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam(PDK) leaders to file an affidavit stating their views on the attack on army trucks, by their party cadres.

As per this direction, MDMK Party Head Quarters Secretary Tamil Maravan and PUCL General Secretary Balamurugan submitted that their party had not approved any kind of violence.

Recording the affidavits, the judge granted bail to Jayaprakash and 11 others, who were arrested by the Coimbatore police in connection with attack on army tucks which were carrying defence personnel and arms in May last.

The Government Pleader(GP) Durairaj opposed bail to the accused.

The GP submitted that the accused had committed a severe offence.