SC rejects Kerala professor’s anticipatory bail in student suicide case, calls conduct ‘inhuman’
The Supreme Court of India denied anticipatory bail to a college professor accused of abetting a student's suicide. The court condemned the professor's alleged harassment of the student as inhuman conduct.
Why it matters
The ruling highlights judicial scrutiny regarding the treatment of students by faculty and the legal consequences of academic harassment.
The Supreme Court on Monday (July 13, 2026) rejected the anticipatory bail plea of a Kerala college teacher accused of abetting the suicide of a dental student, observing that such “inhuman conduct” deserved to be dealt with sternly.
“The message has to go that you cannot behave in this way with students... ‘Inhuman’ is the only word that comes to mind. How does he address the students?” a Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta remarked while refusing anticipatory bail to M.K. Ram, former head of the Department of Dental Anatomy at Anjarakandy Dental College in Kannur.
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