Karnataka HC rejects Madani’s bail petition

Mtoday news

Bangalore, Feb 11 : The Karnataka High Court today rejected the bail petition of PDP leader Abdul Nasser Madani, an accused in the 2008 Bangalore serial blasts case, holding that granting bail to him would put the security of the state and the nation in jeopardy.

 

 

But the court directed jail authorities to take steps to ensure that the health condition of Madani, who is disabled with an amputated leg and suffering from different ailments, does not deteriorate and he is given necessary medical help.

After hearing arguments by the defence and prosecution, Justice V Jagannathan concluded that granting bail to Madani would be "putting the security of the state and the nation in jeopardy" and rejected the bail petitio