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2026 Supreme(Online)(DC) 26

IN THE COURT OF THE SESSIONS JUDGE, ALAPPUZHA


Present:- Smt.Honey M.Varghese, Sessions Judge


Tuesday the 9th day of June, 2026


B.A.No.651/2026 & B.A.No.665/2026


(Crime No.1574/2023 of Alappuzha South Police Station)

B.A.No.651/2026

Between:-

1. Shaiju V. K , Aged 46 Years,

S/o K. Viswanathan, Assistant Sub

Inspector [Grade], SSB Security,

SSB HQ, Pattom,

Thiruvananthapuram residing at

Valikonathu Veedu, Irinchayam,

Irinchayam P.O, Nedumangadu,

Thiruvananthapuram. PIN: - 695561

2. Arun R, Aged 37 Years,

S/o Ramachandran .K, SSB

Security DHQ,

Nandavanam, Thiruvananthapuram

residing at Karthika Bhavan,

Arayattukonam, Perad P.O,

Thiruvanthapuram. PIN: - 695573

3. Vipin V.V, Aged 37 Years,

S/o Balan .V, SSB Security residing

at Chirammal House, Kottayam,

Malabar P.O, Kuthuparamba via,

Kannur PIN:- 670643

Petitioners/Accused Nos.3,4 & 5

AND

State of Kerala represented by the

Home Secretary, Government of

Kerala through the DySP, Investigation

Officer, SIT, Alappuzha South Police

Station, Alappuzha by the Public

Prosecutor, Alappuzha

(As per Order in Crl.M.P.No.1/2026 in

B.A No.651/2026 dated 02.06.2026 the

defacto complainants are permitted to

take part in the proceedings of the Bail

application)

Defacto complainants

1. Ajay Juel Kuriakose, Aged 32

years, S/o Saji Kuriakose,

Punnackal House,

Maruthorvattom P.O, Cherthala,

Alappuzha 688539

Respondent/Defacto complainants

2. Thomas A.D, Aged 30 years,

S/o Dominic Jackson,

Arassarkadavil house, Ward 14,

Mararikulam North Panchayath,

Alappuzha

B.A.No.665/2026

Between:-

1. Anil Kumar.S, Aged 54 years, S/o

Sathyavrithan, Nandanam, PVRA 61

H, Nila Gardens, Palamvila Lane,

NCC Road, Ambalamukku P.O,

Perurkada, Thiruvananthapuram –

695 005

2. Sandeep.S,Aged 39 years, S/o

Sasidharan, PRA – 167,

Chendanivila Veedu, Pottakuzhy,

Pattom P.O, Thiruvananthapuram –

695 004

Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 & 2

AND

State of Kerala represented by the

Home Secretary, Government of Kerala

through the DySP, Investigation Officer,

SIT, Alappuzha South Police Station,

Alappuzha by the Public Prosecutor,

Alappuzha

(As per Order in Crl.M.P.No.2/2026 in

B.A No.665/2026 dated 02.06.2026 the

defacto complainants are permitted to

take part in the proceedings of the Bail

application)

Defacto complainants:

1. Ajay Juel Kuriakose, Aged 32

years, S/o Saji Kuriakose,

Punnackal House,

Maruthorvattom P.O, Cherthala,

Alappuzha 688539

2. Thomas A.D, Aged 30 years,

S/o Dominic Jackson,

Arassarkadavil house, Ward 14,

Mararikulam North Panchayath,

Alappuzha

Respondent/Defacto complainants

Petitions filed u/s. 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita,

2023 to release the petitioners on bail in the event of arrest.

Petitions were presented on : 26.05.2026 & 02.06.2026

These petitions coming on 06.06.2026 for hearing before me in the

presence of Adv.B.Sivadas; Counsel for the petitioners; Adv.P.Roy &

Adv.T.Saji, Counsel for the Defacto complainants; Public Prosecutor for the

Respondent; the Court on 09.06.2026 passed the following:-

C O M M O N O R D E R

The petitioners in B.A.No.651/2026 are A3 to A5 and the petitioners in

B.A. No.665/2026 are A1 and A2 in crime No.1574/2023 of Alappuzha South

Police Station. The offences alleged against the accused are punishable under

Sections 294(b), 324 and 308 r/w S.34 of IPC.

2. The prosecution case, in nut-shell, is that the then Chief Minister and

his Cabinet colleagues organized a programme by name ‘Nava Kerala Sadas’

and as part of that programme, they travelled throughout Kerala, conducted

public events and held interactions in connection with the future developmental

programmes for the State. On 15.12.2023 at about 4:08 pm, as part of the

programme, the specially designed KSRTC bus carrying the then Chief

Minister and his Cabinet colleagues, alongwith convoy vehicles reached at

General Hospital Junction, Alappuzha. While so, the defacto complainant and

the injured person, who are the activists of Youth Congress and KSU

approached the bus in which the then Chief Minister and his Cabinet

colleagues were travelling and shouted slogans to demonstrate their protest.

The police officers, who were deployed at the junction, restrained the

protesters and removed them to the road side, enabling the smooth mov

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