A Kerala High Court order in the Muthanga violence case grants bail to four convicted persons, including Geethanandan, and suspends their sentences. The court directs their release on bail after modifying the trial court’s verdict.
According to reports, the trial court had sentenced the accused to five years’ rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹36,000 each. The convictions relate to an attempt to murder a senior civil police officer and the abduction of a forest range officer during the incident at Muthanga. The High Court’s decision is reported as being based on its review of the sentences, leading to bail for all four convicts.
While outlets use slightly different wording—one describing the outcome primarily as bail being granted, and another emphasizing the suspension of the sentences—both describe the same core effect of the High Court ruling: the four individuals are released on bail following sentence modification.
