Kerala high court relief for Swapna Suresh

KOCHI: The high court on Friday quashed the continued preventive detention of gold smuggling accused Swapna Suresh under the

Cofeposa Act

.

A division bench of Justice AK Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Mohammed Nias CP considered a plea by Swapna’s mother Kumari Prabha. The plea had stated that Swapna, a mother of two, is the only woman in preventive detention under Cofeposa Act in the state and that she was remanded to custody on July 12 last year.

Gold smuggling case is still being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), NIA, and the Customs department. A bail application filed by Swapna in the case being probed by NIA is under consideration of the high court. She was placed under preventive detention separately under Cofeposa Act.

It was contended by Swapna’s mother that continued detention of Swapna violates the provisions of Cofeposa Act. She is suffering from cardiac issues, epilepsy, and

depression

, the mother had claimed while stating that she could get

Covid-19

if continued detention is allowed.

While quashing the continued preventive detention of Swapna for violation of procedure, the high court has confirmed the preventive detention of PS Sarith, the first accused.


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