Overview
- Justice A. Badharudeen faulted investigators for not filing charge sheets within the statutory window and warned that public trust is at risk.
- Prime accused Unnikrishnan Potty has default bail in the Dwarapalaka case and hits the 90-day mark in the doorframe case on February 2, while former Devaswom officer Murari Babu has already secured default bail.
- The Special Investigation Team said it is still awaiting scientific reports and reviewing seized Travancore Devaswom Board documents to complete the final reports.
- The High Court heard arguments on Smart Creations CEO Pankaj Bhandari’s plea challenging his arrest and reserved its decision.
- The Kollam Vigilance Court deferred Tantri Kandararu Rajeevaru’s bail hearing to February 2 and extended the judicial remand of four other accused by 14 days.