The Madras High Court today granted bail to Dalit writer Durai Guna and his friend who were arrested in an assault case recently.
Police in Pudukottai district had arrested Durai Guna and his friend Boopathy Karthikeyan on charges of attacking one Sivanandham with a knife, on June 10. However, Sivanandham had denied that he was attacked by them.
A Division Bench of the court's Madurai bench, comprising Justice Sasidharan and Justice Gokuldoss, said they were being released on bail in the interest of justice and human rights, and asked police to set them free immediately from the Pudukottai prison.
The bail was granted on a petition filed by Sivanandham on behalf of Durai Guna and his friend. The petition contended that police had lodged a false complaint against them.
