HC declines bail to man accused murdering his mother

The Madras High Court today declined bail to a man accused of murdering his mother by throwing her into a well, observing that even Adi Shankara cared for his mother and performed her last rites despite his renunciation of wordly pursuits.
In his order, Justice S Vaidyanathan observed that the petitioner, a family man, who had all along been with his mother, had allegedly murdered her without even considering that she had brought him up
"I am reminded of Adi Shankara, who took up 'sanyas' very much against the will of his mother, with a condition that he should be present near her death bed and also perform the obsequies. As per her wish, Adi Sankara was near his mother Aryamba at the time of her death and also performed the funeral ceremonies," he said, recalling the life of the eighth century saint.

The prosecution's case was that petitioner K Sathiyakumar allegedly murdered his mother here by throwing her into a well. He was arrested and remanded in judicial custody on June 24 this year.
The judge declined to grant bail to the petitioner, saying that his earlier bail plea was declined by a lower court only on the ground of default and not on merit.
He directed Sathiyakumar to file a fresh petition before the lower court and the same could be considered by it in accordance with the law.