[08/05, 16:37] sekarreporter1: Mr. John Sathyan: This time they have not resorted to the usual excuse of saying the prisoner slipped in the bathroom. That is their standard answer[08/05, 16:39] sekarreporter1: Judges asks whether the advocate, who claimed that Shankar was assaulted, can file an affidavit in court. Mr. Sathyan says the lawyer is ready to file the affidavit but insists that District Legal Services Authority should also be asked to file a report.[08/05, 16:40] sekarreporter1: Judges say they can call for a report from district legal services authority. Mr. Sathyan says let Shankar be produced before HCthrough video conferencing.[08/05, 16:40] sekarreporter1: Justice Chandira says let us not enlarge the scope of the HCP. He says let it be restricted to allegation of custodial torture. APP says Shankar is in Madurai court right now and that he had a plate in his right hand when he was lodged in the Coimbatore prison.[08/05, 16:40] sekarreporter1: Mr. Sathyan says, prior to assault, Shankar was examined by as many as three doctors but no injuries were found. APP says, police had already permitted District Legal Services Authority to examine him. However, Mr. Sathyan says now there’s a threat to Shankar’s life in prison.[08/05, 16:40] sekarreporter1: HEARING ADJOURNED TO TOMORROW. Judges say they want to know what happens today in Madurai NDPS court. They also call for a report from the Coimbatore district legal services authority with regard to Shankar’s health condition.[08/05, 16:42] sekarreporter1: Senior Counsel R John Sathyan, representing the petitioner, says the road accident involving Savukku Shankar was dubious. However, APP says all these allegations are being made to avoid custodial interrogation & hamper investigation.[08/05, 16:42] sekarreporter1: Mr. John Sathyan says, there were no injuries on Savukku Shankar’s body when he was lodged in Coimbatore prison but now he has an injury on his right hand.
[08/05, 16:37] sekarreporter1: Mr. John Sathyan: This time they have not resorted to the usual excuse of saying the prisoner slipped in the bathroom. That is their standard answer
[08/05, 16:39] sekarreporter1: Judges asks whether the advocate, who claimed that Shankar was assaulted, can file an affidavit in court. Mr. Sathyan says the lawyer is ready to file the affidavit but insists that District Legal Services Authority should also be asked to file a report.
[08/05, 16:40] sekarreporter1: Judges say they can call for a report from district legal services authority. Mr. Sathyan says let Shankar be produced before HC
through video conferencing.
[08/05, 16:40] sekarreporter1: Justice Chandira says let us not enlarge the scope of the HCP. He says let it be restricted to allegation of custodial torture. APP says Shankar is in Madurai court right now and that he had a plate in his right hand when he was lodged in the Coimbatore prison.
[08/05, 16:40] sekarreporter1: Mr. Sathyan says, prior to assault, Shankar was examined by as many as three doctors but no injuries were found. APP says, police had already permitted District Legal Services Authority to examine him. However, Mr. Sathyan says now there’s a threat to Shankar’s life in prison.
[08/05, 16:40] sekarreporter1: HEARING ADJOURNED TO TOMORROW. Judges say they want to know what happens today in Madurai NDPS court. They also call for a report from the Coimbatore district legal services authority with regard to Shankar’s health condition.
[08/05, 16:42] sekarreporter1: Senior Counsel R John Sathyan, representing the petitioner, says the road accident involving Savukku Shankar was dubious. However, APP says all these allegations are being made to avoid custodial interrogation & hamper investigation.
[08/05, 16:42] sekarreporter1: Mr. John Sathyan says, there were no injuries on Savukku Shankar’s body when he was lodged in Coimbatore prison but now he has an injury on his right hand.
