The Mercedes Benz involved in the accident which resulted in the death of an elderly person
He had maintained in his anticipatory bail application that he was sleeping when he received a call around 2.14am on Oct 25 about his vehicle being involved in an accident. Subsequently, BNS section 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and charges for speeding were added. He also maintained that he rushed to the police station after the accident due to parental concern and not in his capacity as a judge.
A police officer said that he had taken the same stand he had raised in the anticipatory bail application before the high court. A police officer said that they had evidence of the teen driving above 100kmph. The judge was served a notice under a BNSS section related to police questioning. In the plea, he stated that he had no knowledge of the vehicle being taken out of his apartment premises. Initially, police treated the incident as an accident caused during rain and invoked BNS sections that deal with rash driving and causing death by negligence.
Later, after checking his mobile phone and other details, police found that the car had been speeding sometime before the accident. The questioning at the Police Club, Kochi, began around 1pm on Thursday and continued until evening.
He went to bed at 1.28am after sending a voice message in the family group that he should not be woken up early next morning. On the night of the accident, the judge was in Ernakulam in connection with a training programme at the Judicial Academy.
Kochi : The additional sessions judge who was arraigned in the Cheranelloor Mercedes Benz accident appeared before the special investigation team (SIT) for questioning for the second straight day in connection with the death of a man in an accident allegedly caused by the judge’s minor son.