On May 26, 2025, the Kerala High Court dismissed the anticipatory bail plea filed by Sukanth Suresh, an Intelligence Bureau officer, who is accused in the suicide case of his colleague and alleged partner, Megha Madhusoodhanan.
The case stems from an incident reported on March 24, 2025, when Megha's body was found near Chakka Railway Bridge, Thiruvananthapuram. Initially registered as an unnatural death, the case was later reclassified under serious charges of abetment to suicide and exploitation based on the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, after the investigation progressed.
Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas, while denying the bail, observed:
“It transpires, at least prima facie, that the petitioner was in a position of control or dominance over the deceased and was repeatedly prompting her to take her life in order to get married to another lady.”
According to the investigating officer, Sukanth allegedly maintained simultaneous relationships with other women while being involved with Megha. WhatsApp chat records recovered from deleted accounts revealed that he repeatedly urged Megha to end her life and even asked her to fix a date for suicide. These chats reportedly contain instances of emotional abuse and coercion.
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Megha, an employee with the Bureau of Immigration at Trivandrum Airport, had transferred her entire salary to Sukanth from October 2024 onwards. Investigators also found that Megha had become pregnant, and the pregnancy was later terminated. A forged wedding invitation was allegedly used in the process of medical termination, as claimed by Megha’s mother.
“The deceased was seen vigorously texting someone shortly before her death. The last call she made was to the petitioner,” noted the court.
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Despite the bail plea being filed as early as April 3, 2025, Sukanth has remained untraceable. The State informed the court that all efforts to apprehend him had failed, strengthening the need for custodial interrogation.
The deceased’s family stated that Sukanth financially exploited Megha and broke off the relationship, which led her to take the extreme step of suicide by jumping in front of a train at Pettah Railway Station.
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The Court emphasized the seriousness of the allegations and the importance of custodial interrogation:
“Custodial interrogation is essential. Pre-arrest bail would make interrogation ineffective and weaken the investigation.”
Justice Thomas concluded that granting anticipatory bail at this stage would severely impact the ongoing investigation and possibly suppress crucial evidence.
The bail application (BA 5091/2025) filed by Sukanth Suresh in the case titled Sukanth Suresh P. v. State of Kerala and Others was accordingly dismissed.
