Periya twin murder: Kerala HC suspends sentence of CPI(M) leader Kunhiraman
The Statesman Bhubaneswar|January 09, 2025
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday suspended the sentence awarded to former Uduma MLA and CPI(M) leader K V Kunhiraman and three others by the Ernakulam CBI Special Court in connection with the murder of two Youth Congress workers in Kasaragod district six years ago.
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A Division Bench comprising Justice P B. Suresh Kumar and Justice Jobin Sebastian granted stay on the five-year sentence of former Uduma MLA and CPI-M leader K V Kunhiraman, Kanhangad block panchayat president K Manikandan, and two other CPI-M leaders- Raghavan Velutholi, and A V Bhaskaran on their appeal against their conviction and subsequent punishment.

Citing the Supreme Court's judgment in Atul alias Ashutosh vs state of Madhya Pradesh (2024) 3SCC 663, the Court observed that when appeals in such cases are unlikely to be heard before the completion of fixed-term sentences, it is customary to suspend the execution of the sentence.

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