The Special Additional Sessions Court (Marad cases) has imposed stringent conditions on the 22 convicts in the Marad massacre case who secured bail from the Supreme Court.
The accused have been asked not to enter the seaside village of Marad and be in the jurisdiction of Commissioner of Police, Kozhikode city, the court said.
Special Judge S. Krishnakumar also issued directions to the Crime Branch – Crime Investigation Department, which investigated the case, to keep surveillance on the accused after their release.
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The accused have been directed not to involve in any sort of crime and that they should produce two sureties worth Rs.2 lakh for their release. They should also present themselves before the police station within the limits of their residence every fortnight.
Previously, the Supreme Court granted bail to 22 accused, sentenced to life imprisonment by a Marad special court and confirmed by the Kerala High Court.The Supreme Court also refused to impose any restrictive conditions on the accused before granting them bail. But it asked the government to approach the trial court if they wanted to state the bail conditions. The accused had already spent 11 years in jail since their arrest in 2003 and there was no point in them in continuing to be behind bars, as their criminal appeals against the Kerala High Court verdict were pending before the apex court and would take some time to be decided on, the apex court said.