Along with rejecting the anticipatory bail, the Supreme Court directed the Kerala High Court to consider afresh the anticipatory bail granted to the accused within four weeks. It also said that the accused should not be arrested for five weeks.
The Supreme Court set aside the Kerala High Court order granting anticipatory bail to the four accused in the scientist Nambi Narayanan case. Narayanan was falsely implicated in the ISRO spying case in 1994.
Along with rejecting the anticipatory bail, the Supreme Court directed the Kerala High Court to consider afresh the anticipatory bail granted to the accused within four weeks. It also said that the accused should not be arrested for five weeks.
Supreme Court Justice MR Shah’s bench rejected the Kerala High Court’s decision. The CBI had filed a petition in the apex court against the bail order of the High Court. The CBI had challenged the anticipatory bail granted to four accused, including former Kerala DGP Sibi Mathews.
The film ‘Rocketry’ is made on Nambi Narayan
Recently on veteran scientist Nambi Narayanan, R. Madhavan has produced the film ‘Rocketry’. Madhavan played the role of Naranan in the film. After the release of the film, the discussion about Nambi Narayan started again in the country. The film depicts his successes as an ISRO scientist and his later involvement in a conspiracy. After being in jail for many years and fighting a long battle, he was acquitted by the Supreme Court.
Alleged of espionage for Pakistan under conspiracy
Scientist Nambi Narayanan had done many researches while living in ISRO. He also played an important role in the country’s space research. In 1994, he was accused of corruption and spying for Pakistan and was arrested and imprisoned. Narayanan was accused of spying on confidential information related to rockets and satellites.
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