Kochi-Merdeces Benz Crash: Kerala High Court Halts Arrest Of District Judge Whose Son Allegedly Caused Fatal Accident
The Kerala High Court has granted interim protection from arrest to a District Judge whose son was involved in a fatal car accident. The court cited the judge's cooperation with the investigation and his status as a judicial officer as reasons for the relief.
Why it matters
The case raises questions regarding judicial accountability and the legal process when family members of officials are involved in criminal investigations.
The Kerala High Court on Thursday (October 29) granted interim protection from the arrest to the District Judge accused in the Kochi-Mercedes Benz accident that occurred on Sunday (October 25) in Cheranalloor.The prosecution allegation is that the accused judge's 17-year-old son took the car, which rammed into the scooter driven by late Jayabalakrishnan.The judge has been booked by the Cheranalloor police under Section 105 [Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder] of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 read with Sections 181 [Driving vehicles in contravention of section 3 or section 4], 183 [Driving at excessive speed, etc.], and 199A of the Motor Vehicles Act [Offences by juveniles].Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath granted interim relief in the Judge's anticipatory bail plea."There is no scope for custodial interrogation. He will cooperate with investigation. Necessarily, he has to be granted protection. He is a judicial officer. He will cooperate.
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