Kannur: Communist Party of India (Marxist) district secretary P. Jayarajan has been granted bail in the murder case of RSS activist Manoj.
The district and sessions court at Thalassery on Wednesday gave bail to the Marxist leader on three conditions – Jayarajan should not enter Kannur district for two months, he should present himself before the probe team if asked to, and he should not attempt to influence the witnesses in the case.
Jayarajan, a former MLA, moved the local court for bail on March 14 claiming that he was named as an accused without any evidence and the case was politically motivated.
As CBI has completed his questioning, Jayaran was eligible for normal bail, it was pointed out.
He was in remand till April 8 after his bail was rejected by the Kerala High Court on February 12 following his surrender in the District Session court here.
Jayarajan is the 25th accused in the case and was charged under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
The lower court had earlier rejected his bail plea.
CBI had in January listed Jayarajan as an accused and framed charges against him under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in connection with the case.
Manoj (42), an RSS district functionary, was hacked to death in politically-volatile Kathiroor in Kannur district on September 1, 2014, allegedly by a group of CPI-M workers.