Kerala HC grants anticipatory bail to engg college chairman

The Kerala High Court today granted anticipatory bail to a top official of a private engineering college in Thrissur district who is accused in a case related to the alleged suicide of a student.
Granting anticipatory bail to P Krishnadas, Chairman and Managing Trustee of the Nehru College of Educational and Charitable Trust, the court held that there was no sufficient evidence to prove abetment of suicide charge against him.
Imposing conditions while granting anticipatory bail to Krishnadas, the court directed him to surrender his passport and seek its permission to leave the state.
The court also barred his entry to the premises of Nehru College of Engineering and directed him not to interfere with its day-to-day affairs.

The body of Jishnu Pranoy (18), a first-year student at the Nehru College of Engineering, in Pampady in Thrissur district, was found hanging in the bathroom of the hostel in January after the college authorities allegedly harassed him after he was allegedly caught copying in an examination.
The incident had triggered a series of protests across the state against managements of self financing colleges.