Five family members granted bail in teen kidnapping case
Their lawyer, T. Harpal Singh, informed Sessions Court judge Datin Surita Budin of the High Court's decision, which was made after a review of the initial bail rejection.
On May 14, the Sessions Court had denied bail to the five accused: D. Sasveena, 31; T. Boharaj, 32; Farhin Muhamad Ariffin, 23; and siblings P.K. Koshenn Kumar, 21, and P.K. Siveeshinaa, 23.
Harpal said the High Court allowed bail of RM15,000 for each of the accused, with two sureties from among family members.
The court also imposed five additional conditions: the accused must surrender their passports to the court and must not contact the victim or any prosecution witnesses.
Deputy public prosecutor Norazihah Asmuni told the court that all documents had been handed over to the defence, except for the closed-circuit television forensic report, the accused's mobile phone analysis, and the victim's medical report.
According to the charge, the five allegedly acted in concert to abduct the teenage girl with the intent of demanding a RM2 million ransom.
The offence was allegedly committed at 5.45pm on April 10 in front of a hair salon on Jalan S2 B10, Uptown Avenue Seremban 2.
They were charged under Section 3(1) of the Kidnapping Act 1961, read together with Section 34 of the Penal Code, which carries a mandatory jail term of not fewer than 30 years and whipping upon conviction.
The court set Aug 5 for the next case mention to facilitate document submission.
On April 14, it was reported that police shot dead a man in Bandar Bukit Tinggi, Klang, believed to be involved in the kidnapping case.
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