HC dismisses bail petition of accused in Palani Math land case

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday dismissed the bail petition filed by Jeyaprakash, one of the accused in the case of fraudulent registration of Palani Math land.

Justice K. Murali Shankar dismissed the bail petition filed by Jeyaprakash. Earlier, the court dismissed the bail petitions filed by four other accused in the case: Suspended Sub-Registrar Justin Manikandan Subramanian, D. Murugadass, who sold the land; and K. Vellathurai and D. Sethupathi, the land buyers.

In July, CB-CID arrested four accused in the case; Murugadass, Vellathurai, Sethupathi and S. Anwardeen who reportedly facilitated the deal. Subsequently, in August, CB-CID arrested two other accused in the case; Justin Manikandan Subramanian and Jeyaprakash who is said to be a document writer.

Anwardeen who was accused of facilitating the fraudulent registration of Palani Math land died in August. He complained of uneasiness upon arrival at Madurai Central Prison, after being in the custody of the CB-CID for being questioned in connection with the case. He was taken to Government Rajaji Hospital where he was declared brought dead.

In August, a Division Bench of the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court dismissed the petitions that sought a CBI probe into the case. The court took note of the status report submitted by the CB-CID on the progress of the investigation and directed it to proceed further.