Kerala HC to start hearing Suryanelli case today

February 25, 2013 08:04

Following an order from the Supreme Court on the Suryanelli gangrape case, a fresh hearing of the case begins in the Kerala High Court on Monday. However, of the 36 accused, the bail plea of only 14 will come up for hearing.

Although the list does not include Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien as he is not an accused in the case.

The reconsideration in the high court can have a politically significant impact on Kurien because of his alleged involvement.

The re-trial will start only at a later stage. The court will decide on the date of further hearing on Monday. The only convict - SS Dharmarajan - who was absconding was arrested in Karnataka earlier this month.

In a new twist to Suryanelli gangrape case, the survivor on Friday lodged a police complaint insisting that Kurien be made an accused. The complaint lodged at Chingavanam police station also sought that Dharmarajan, an absconding convict who had jumped bail in the case and was arrested recently from Karnataka, and two other persons - Unnikrishnan and Jamal, be also arraigned as accused.

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