Overview

• The court granted regular bail to Sukanth Suresh on July 10 after finding that its core investigative phase had concluded and imposing measures to deter flight risk or evidence tampering.
• Suresh has been in custody since surrendering on May 26 following the dismissal of his anticipatory bail plea.
• He was dismissed from the Intelligence Bureau amid allegations that he sexually exploited colleague Megha Madhusoodanan under a false promise of marriage and abetted her March 24 suicide.
• Investigators are awaiting the forensic science laboratory’s report on his mobile phone to examine key chat records and financial transaction evidence.
• The case has intensified calls for stronger internal accountability and transparent oversight of sexual exploitation and mental health safeguards within security agencies.