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The Kerala High Court connected Tuesday refused to suspend the caller condemnation of erstwhile Minister Antony Raju successful the evidence-tampering case.
The tribunal dismissed his plea that sought a enactment connected his condemnation by a proceedings court, for a lawsuit successful which helium had been charged with tampering grounds that had been kept successful tribunal custody, successful bid to payment an Australian nationalist who was arrested for allegedly possessing drugs.
As per an affidavit filed by the police, Mr. Raju, portion serving arsenic a defence lawyer successful 1990, conspired with a tribunal unit to tamper with a worldly entity (an underwear worn by a overseas nationalist who was held for a narcotics case) that was kept successful the custody of the proceedings court. A lawsuit successful this respect was registered successful 1994. He was subsequently convicted by a magistrate tribunal successful Nedumangad for superior offences including transgression conspiracy, demolition of evidence, and besides fabrication of evidence. He was besides awarded 3 years imprisonment. Mr Raju approached the HC aft a sessions tribunal declined to suspend his conviction.
Opposing his plea, the prosecution contended earlier the HC that suspension of condemnation was to beryllium granted lone successful exceptional circumstances.
