“I won’t leave this matter without an inquiry,” Justice A. Badharudeen said orally as the Kerala High Court questioned how former DGP Tomin Thachankary spent his custody in a jail hospital before seeking permission to take up a job in Dubai, and indicated a medical board examination. Kochi: The hospitalisation of former Kerala Director General […]
How can a man who spent his entire custody period in hospital now seek to work in Dubai? The Kerala High Court on Friday asked as much, orally, while hearing convicted former DGP Tomin Thachankary’s plea to travel abroad for work, and warned that it may cancel his bail. Kochi: Jail hospitalisation records placed before […]
Can a former DGP whose sentence is suspended travel to the UAE for work? Ex-DGP Tomin Thachankary says so, citing 66 trial sittings attended and 75 per cent of the fine deposited, and the Kerala High Court seeks State’s response before deciding. These are the appellant’s contentions and have not been tested. Kochi: Asked to […]
Former Director General of Police Tomin Thachankary need not serve his four-year sentence while his appeal is pending, the Kerala High Court has ruled; the disproportionate assets conviction itself remains in place until the appeal is decided. Kochi: Allowing a plea by former Director General of Police Tomin J. Thachankary, the Kerala High Court on […]
The Kerala High Court has granted the State two days to file its objection to former DGP Tomin J. Thachankary’s plea to suspend his four-year sentence, imposed on his conviction in a disproportionate assets case, pending his appeal against the conviction. The State described the matter as an exceptional case given the high office he held; the Court observed that there is no absolute right to object where the sentence is under ten years. The conviction is under appeal.
