ISRO espionage case: Nambi Narayanan expresses happiness over SC quashing bail of cops
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By PTI
TRIVANDRUM: Former ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan on Friday expressed happiness over the Supreme Court order quashing a Kerala High Court choice granting anticipatory bail to 4 individuals, together with a former Director General of Police (DGP), in a case associated to the 1994 ISRO espionage.
Quashing an earlier order of the Kerala HC granting anticipatory bail to 4 individuals together with former Gujarat DGP R B Sreekumar, two former law enforcement officials of Kerala S Vijayan and Thampi S Durga Dutt, and a retired intelligence official P S Jayaprakash in a case of alleged frame-up of Narayanan within the 1994 ISRO espionage, the Apex Court on Friday remanded the matter again to the High Court and directed it to determine the difficulty inside 4 weeks.
The judgement got here on the CBI’s enchantment towards the High Court order granting bail to Sreekumar, Vijayan and Durga Dutt, and a retired intelligence official P S Jayaprakash.
Sreekumar was then the Deputy Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB).
Narayanan expressed hope that the High Court will come out with a correct judgement.
“I am happy to hear about the Supreme Court order. Now that the matter has been reverted to the High Court, I hope that it will come out with a proper judgement,” Narayanan advised PTI.
The apex courtroom had in November final yr issued discover on the CBI’s plea filed within the matter.
The company had stated its probe discovered that some scientists have been tortured and framed within the espionage case because of which the event of cryogenic engine was hit, setting again India’s area programme by nearly one or 20 years.
The CBI earlier alleged there was a transparent indication that the accused have been a part of a group which had ulterior motives to torpedo the makes an attempt of the ISRO for manufacturing the cryogenic engine.
While granting anticipatory bail to those 4 accused on August 13 final yr, the High Court had stated, “There is not even a scintilla of evidence regarding the petitioners being influenced by any foreign power so as to induce them to hatch a conspiracy to falsely implicate the scientists of the ISRO with the intention to stall the activities of the ISRO with regard to the development of the cryogenic engine.”
It had stated until there may be particular materials relating to their involvement, prima facie, it can’t be stated that they have been appearing towards the pursuits of the nation.
The CBI has registered a case towards 18 individuals for numerous offences, together with felony conspiracy, in reference to the arrest and detention of Narayanan within the espionage case.
The case, which had hit the headlines in 1994, pertained to allegations of switch of sure confidential paperwork on India’s area programme to international international locations by two scientists and 4 others, together with two Maldivian ladies.
Narayanan, who was given a clear chit by the CBI, had earlier alleged that the Kerala police had “fabricated” the case and the expertise he was accused to have stolen and bought within the 1994 case didn’t even exist at the moment.
The CBI had stated the then-top police officers in Kerala have been liable for Narayanan’s unlawful arrest.
The apex courtroom had on September 14, 2018 appointed a three-member committee whereas directing the Kerala authorities to cough up a Rs 50 lakh compensation for compelling Narayanan to endure “immense humiliation.”
Terming the police motion towards the ex-scientist of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) “psycho-pathological treatment”, the apex courtroom had in September 2018 stated his “liberty and dignity”, primary to his human rights, have been jeopardised as he was taken into custody and, finally, regardless of all of the glory of the previous, was compelled to face “cynical abhorrence”.
TRIVANDRUM: Former ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan on Friday expressed happiness over the Supreme Court order quashing a Kerala High Court choice granting anticipatory bail to 4 individuals, together with a former Director General of Police (DGP), in a case associated to the 1994 ISRO espionage.
Quashing an earlier order of the Kerala HC granting anticipatory bail to 4 individuals together with former Gujarat DGP R B Sreekumar, two former law enforcement officials of Kerala S Vijayan and Thampi S Durga Dutt, and a retired intelligence official P S Jayaprakash in a case of alleged frame-up of Narayanan within the 1994 ISRO espionage, the Apex Court on Friday remanded the matter again to the High Court and directed it to determine the difficulty inside 4 weeks.
The judgement got here on the CBI’s enchantment towards the High Court order granting bail to Sreekumar, Vijayan and Durga Dutt, and a retired intelligence official P S Jayaprakash.
Sreekumar was then the Deputy Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB).
Narayanan expressed hope that the High Court will come out with a correct judgement.
“I am happy to hear about the Supreme Court order. Now that the matter has been reverted to the High Court, I hope that it will come out with a proper judgement,” Narayanan advised PTI.
The apex courtroom had in November final yr issued discover on the CBI’s plea filed within the matter.
The company had stated its probe discovered that some scientists have been tortured and framed within the espionage case because of which the event of cryogenic engine was hit, setting again India’s area programme by nearly one or 20 years.
The CBI earlier alleged there was a transparent indication that the accused have been a part of a group which had ulterior motives to torpedo the makes an attempt of the ISRO for manufacturing the cryogenic engine.
While granting anticipatory bail to those 4 accused on August 13 final yr, the High Court had stated, “There is not even a scintilla of evidence regarding the petitioners being influenced by any foreign power so as to induce them to hatch a conspiracy to falsely implicate the scientists of the ISRO with the intention to stall the activities of the ISRO with regard to the development of the cryogenic engine.”
It had stated until there may be particular materials relating to their involvement, prima facie, it can’t be stated that they have been appearing towards the pursuits of the nation.
The CBI has registered a case towards 18 individuals for numerous offences, together with felony conspiracy, in reference to the arrest and detention of Narayanan within the espionage case.
The case, which had hit the headlines in 1994, pertained to allegations of switch of sure confidential paperwork on India’s area programme to international international locations by two scientists and 4 others, together with two Maldivian ladies.
Narayanan, who was given a clear chit by the CBI, had earlier alleged that the Kerala police had “fabricated” the case and the expertise he was accused to have stolen and bought within the 1994 case didn’t even exist at the moment.
The CBI had stated the then-top police officers in Kerala have been liable for Narayanan’s unlawful arrest.
The apex courtroom had on September 14, 2018 appointed a three-member committee whereas directing the Kerala authorities to cough up a Rs 50 lakh compensation for compelling Narayanan to endure “immense humiliation.”
Terming the police motion towards the ex-scientist of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) “psycho-pathological treatment”, the apex courtroom had in September 2018 stated his “liberty and dignity”, primary to his human rights, have been jeopardised as he was taken into custody and, finally, regardless of all of the glory of the previous, was compelled to face “cynical abhorrence”.
