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The Principal District and Sessions Judge of Dakshina Kannada Basavaraj posted to October 9 for orders connected the anticipatory bail exertion filed by activistic Mahesh Shetty Thimarody, successful a lawsuit registered against him nether the Arms Act.
Following the connection by Chinnaiah earlier the Special Investigation Team (SIT) that helium gave a mendacious ailment of wide burial of bodies successful Dharmasthala astatine the behest of activistic Mahesh Shetty Thimarody and others, the SIT took Chinnaiah and carried retired a hunt astatine the location of Thimarody connected August 26 and seized 44 articles, which included a 25.5-inch-long robust sword, a 20.5-inch-long robust sword, and a 0.22-calibre 5.5 mm airgun.
On the ailment by SIT Chief Investigation Officer C.A. Simon, the Belthangady Police connected September 16 registered a lawsuit against Thimarody for offences nether Sections 25(1), 25(1-a) and 25(1-B)(a) of the Arms Act. Since September 19, Thimarody has been astatine ample since the issuance of 2 notices by the probe officer, asking him to explicate astir the offences. He filed an exertion nether Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksah Sanita connected September 23 earlier the tribunal seeking anticipatory bail.
In her arguments opposing the exertion connected Saturday, Principal Public Prosecutor Judith O.M. Crasta said Thimarody has nary support from the District Magistrate, arsenic per the Arms Rules, to person the 2 agelong swords and the airgun of 0.22 calibre. He is yet to look earlier the probe serviceman and explicate wherefore the swords and airgun were successful his possession.
The constabulary was empowered to registry an FIR for unauthorised possession of arms.
She stated Thimarody was a ‘rowdy-sheeter’ and was accused successful 24 transgression cases, including cases of battle and hatred speech. As helium continued to impact successful acts causing unrest successful the society, the territory medication passed an bid to extern him to Raichur district. Such a idiosyncratic should not beryllium granted anticipatory bail, Ms. Crasta said.
In defence, Thimarody’s counsel Dinesh Hegde Ullepady said Thimarody fears of apprehension that prevented him from appearing earlier the probe serviceman and explicate astir the arms seized by the SIT.
Thimarody has truthful acold been acquitted successful 13 transgression cases. Thimarody was not carrying the arms that were seized by the SIT, Mr. Ullepady said.
