Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Monday adjourned to March 15, the hearing of the bail pleas of 17 accused in the Suryanelli rape case allegedly involving Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman P. J. Kurien.
According to the accused, the apex court had not gone into the merits of the case and judgement was on technical grounds.
The accused, who had been convicted and sentenced by the sessions court, are among the 35 acquitted by a division bench of the High Court in 2005.
However, the Supreme Court had recently set aside the acquittals and asked them to surrender before the special court hearing the case.