SC allows Maudany to visit sick mother in Kerala

The Supreme Court on Friday granted permission to People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader Abdul Nasir Maudany, to call on his ailing mother in Kerala. A bench led by Justice J. Chelameswar allowed Mr. Maudany five days to visit his mother, who is admitted to a hospital in Thiruvananthapuram.

The court ordered the Bengaluru Police Commissioner to provide security to the undertrial for the visit.

Transfer of trial sought

Meanwhile, Mr. Maudany’s lawyers, Prashant Bhushan and Haris Beeran, submitted that the Karnataka government, despite its assurance in November to complete the trial in four months had now sought another two years. They submitted that even the trial court had been changed, and urged the apex court to transfer the trial to Kerala.

To this, the court said Mr. Maudany had been named accused in a grave offence and his innocence had to be proved by due process of law.

The Bench, however, asked the Karnataka government to respond on whether the trial would continue in the same trial court or in a special court.

The case was posted to the second week of July.

In November 2014, the Supreme Court extended the bail period of Mr. Maudany, accused in the 2008 Bangalore serial blasts case, while ordering the Karnataka government to complete the trial within four months.

Bengaluru Police Commissioner ordered to provide security to undertrial for the visit.