Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)
Mangaluru, Nov 29: The Supreme Court (SC), which admitted the application filed by Ramachandra Baliga, father of slain Vinayak P Baliga, questioning the bail granted to main accused, Naresh Shenoy, by Karnataka high court, ordered to serve notice to Naresh Shenoy. It also asked the government to furnish details of investigation conducted so far relating to the murder of Vinayak P Baliga.
Vinayak P Baliga, an RTI activist from the city, was murdered by assailants near his home on March 21. Naresh Shenoy, who had absconded, was arrested on June 26. His bail application was rejected by the district sessions court. He thereafter had sought bail through the high court, which upheld his petition and granted bail on September 25.
Naresh Shenoy
Ramachandra Baliga had approached the SC, questioning the HC's action of granting bail to Naresh Shenoy even before the investigation into Vinayak's murder case concluded. Serving of notice to Naresh Shenoy has been ordered. After Naresh Shenoy appears before SC through his lawyer, arguments on this application will take place, said Ravindranath Kamath, advocate for Baliga family.