Overview
- The Kerala government, through a Special Investigation Team, filed an appeal on June 16, 2026 asking the Kerala High Court to cancel anticipatory bail granted to police and security staff accused in the Nava Kerala Sadas assault.
- The SIT says the Alappuzha District and Sessions Court made a factually incorrect finding that the canes used in the alleged December 2023 assault had been surrendered and that no investigation records support that claim.
- The Sessions Judge granted pre‑arrest bail after finding the accused were unlikely to flee and that conditions could secure their presence, a view the state now disputes as limiting its ability to question suspects in custody.
- The accused told the lower court they acted to protect the then Chief Minister from protesters who they said moved dangerously close to the convoy, a self‑defence claim the SIT challenges with its fresh findings.
- The Kerala High Court has been asked to order production of all bail documents, remove custody limits so the SIT can pursue fuller interrogation, and rule on the state’s petition as the investigation continues.