Former CPM Leader Who Joined BJP Moves Kerala High Court Seeking Anticipatory Bail In Dowry Harassment Case, Alleges Political Vengeance
Bipin C. Babu, a former CPM leader and ex-Vice President of the Alappuzha District Panchayat, has filed a plea for anticipatory bail in the Kerala High Court in connection with a dowry harassment case. Babu, who recently left the CPM to join the BJP, claims that the case is politically motivated and filed by his wife at the instance of CPM party leaders, infuriated by the party change.His...
Bipin C. Babu, a former CPM leader and ex-Vice President of the Alappuzha District Panchayat, has filed a plea for anticipatory bail in the Kerala High Court in connection with a dowry harassment case.
Babu, who recently left the CPM to join the BJP, claims that the case is politically motivated and filed by his wife at the instance of CPM party leaders, infuriated by the party change.
His mother, who is also a CPM leader and Area Committee Member, is arrayed as the second accused in the matter and she too has sought anticipatory bail.
The crime is registered under Sections 498-A (cruelty), 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt) read with Section 34 of the IPC. It is alleged that Babu physically tortured his wife when she questioned his extramarital affair with another lady.
In the bail plea, Babu denied all the allegations and stated that the crime was registered on the very next day of his joining BJP, indicating political motivation.
The plea has been moved by Advocates S Shanavas Khan, S Indu and Kala G Nambiar
Case Number: Bail Appl. 10093/2024
Case Title: Bipin C Babu & Another v State of Kerala & Another