DMK MLA gets bail days after arrest for remarks against chief minister Vijay
GV Markandayan was granted bail on the condition that he will file an affidavit undertaking that he will not make such remarks again
The Madras High Court has granted bail to Opposition Dravidian Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) assembly member GV Markandayan, who was arrested last week for allegedly making derogatory and threatening remarks against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Vijay. Markandayan, representing the Vilathikulam constituency, was booked on charges of criminal intimidation, intentional insults, and promoting enmity, hatred, or ill will under Section 351(3), 352, and 353(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
The court directed Markandayan to file an affidavit promising not to repeat such remarks and to appear before the investigating officer twice daily for two weeks, except on assembly session days. The prosecution maintains that Markandayan's remarks were highly abusive and threatening, while Markandayan's legal team argued that the magistrate should have granted bail considering the maximum punishment of seven years for the offence.
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