Bail for four held for failing to engage counsel

MADURAI: The vacation bench of the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court recently granted bail to four persons who were arrested last month for failing to be represented before the court in an appeal filed by the state against their acquittal in the 2008 Kodaikanal Maoists case.

The four — Suriya alias Ranjith, Senthil alias Kannan, Kavya alias Reena Joise Mary and Shenbagavalli alias Sivasakthi — were arrested following a warrant issued by the court against them and two more persons — Neelamegam alias Kathir alias Vinayak, andSugadev — for failing to engage a counsel to represent them at the final hearing of their appeal on April 21.