HC dismisses accused’s plea to keep Abhimanyu murder trial in abeyance
The Kerala High Court has rejected a plea from five accused individuals to delay the trial for the 2018 murder of SFI leader Abhimanyu. The court ruled that the ongoing investigation into other suspects does not justify stalling the primary trial, which must proceed as scheduled.
Why it matters
This decision reinforces the judicial commitment to timely justice in high-profile criminal cases and prevents the use of procedural delays to obstruct legal proceedings.
The Kerala HC has dismissed a petition filed by the five persons accused in the 2018 murder of SFI leader Abhimanyu near the Maharajas College campus, seeking to keep the trial in abeyance until the police completes the probe against the other accused persons and files the chargesheet against them. The petitioners approached the HC, challenging an order of the Ernakulam Sessions Court that had rejected a similar plea they filed to defer the trial.
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