Archive · 22 Sep 2026
Kerala High Court Denies Interim Relief to Ex-DGP Thachankary
The Kerala High Court heard an appeal by former police chief Tomin J Thachankary.
He was convicted in a case about allegedly owning more assets than his known income.
A lower court sentenced him to four years in prison and fined him Rs 30.84 lakh.
Thachankary asked the High Court to pause the sentence while it considers his appeal.
The High Court did not grant that temporary relief.
It gave the state two days to respond to his appeal.
Thachankary says investigators made mistakes in calculating his assets and income.
He also says important documents were not shown to the trial court.
The appeal will be heard again on September 24.
The Kerala High Court declined to suspend former DGP Tomin J Thachankary’s sentence pending his appeal.
Thachankary was convicted and sentenced to four years in prison in a disproportionate-assets case.
The Vigilance Court also imposed a fine of Rs 30.84 lakh.
The state has been given two days to file objections to the appeal.
The High Court listed the matter for hearing on September 24.
- Who
- Former DGP Tomin J Thachankary, the Kerala state prosecution, and the Kerala High Court.
- What
- The High Court declined interim relief suspending Thachankary’s four-year sentence and allowed the state to oppose his appeal.
- When
- The order was issued on Tuesday; the next hearing is scheduled for September 24.
- Where
- The Kerala High Court in Kochi; the case was previously heard by the Vigilance Court in Kottayam.
- Why
- Thachankary appealed his conviction, alleging errors in evidence and calculations and arguing that relevant documents were not produced at trial.
Thachankary’s Appeal
State Prosecution’s Opposition
Interim relief
Thachankary’s Appeal
Thachankary sought suspension of his sentence while challenging the conviction.
State Prosecution’s Opposition
The state opposed interim relief; the High Court allowed it two days to file objections.
Evidence and calculations
Thachankary’s Appeal
Thachankary alleges gross misappreciation of evidence, erroneous calculations, and failure to produce documents collected during further investigation.
State Prosecution’s Opposition
The prosecution is defending the conviction and has been permitted to respond to these allegations.
Further investigation
Thachankary’s Appeal
Thachankary argues that evidence from the further investigation was not properly presented before the trial court.
State Prosecution’s Opposition
The High Court had quashed the government’s order for further investigation but permitted the investigating agency to use evidence collected during it.
- Appellant
- Tomin J Thachankary, a former DGP
- Case
- Disproportionate-assets case
- Sentence
- Four years
- Fine
- Rs 30.84 lakh
- High Court action
- No interim suspension of the sentence
- State response
- Two days granted to file objections
- Next hearing
- September 24