Five accused in Armstrong murder case granted bail

…on August 6, 2026. Five more accused, including Manna alias Manivannan, subsequently approached the Principal Sessions Court seeking bail. Long incarceration The defence counsel, Muthamizh Selvan, submitted that the accused had been in judicial custody for more than two years and that the earlier charge sheet had been quashed. He argued that the CBI had not examined any witness for a considerable period after taking over the probe and that continued incarceration violated the accused’s right to a speedy investigation and trial. The CBI…

…the hearing. The judge noted that the earlier investigation had recorded the statements of 237 witnesses and said the extent of the material now before the CBI indicated the enormity of the task facing the agency. “ It does not appear that investigation would be completed in a short time ,” the judge observed. The judge also noted that the accused had already spent more than two years in custody and that the investigation remained at the FIR stage after the earlier final report was quashed. Published -…