Calcutta HC refers Narada case to larger bench, accused to stay under house arrest
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May 21, 2021 13:18 IST
While Justice Banerjee was in favour of granting interim bail Acting Chief Justice differed on the matter.
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While Justice Banerjee was in favour of granting interim bail Acting Chief Justice differed on the matter.
The division bench of Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Arijit Banerjee directed that the matter be heard before a larger bench since one of the Judges thought it was fit to grant to grant interim bail to the four arrested while the other did not. The accused will be under house arrest as per the recent Supreme Court order in Gautam Navlakha case, the court pointed out. While Justice Banerjee was in favour of granting interim bail Acting Chief Justice differed on the matter.
Narada case hearing to continue on Thursday, Kolkata police register case against CBI
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The CBI files a transfer petition to move the matter out of West Bengal
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Police personnel guard at the Calcutta High Court, during a hearing on the Narada scam case, in Kolkata,Wednesday, May 19,2021. | Photo Credit:
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The CBI files a transfer petition to move the matter out of West Bengal
The hearing at the Calcutta High Court in connection with the Narada case remained inconclusive on Wednesday and will continue on Thursday.
The development implies that the four heavyweight political leaders including two Ministers Subrata Mukherjee and Firhad Hakim and MLA Madan Mitra and former Minister Sovan Chatterjee, arrested by the CBI on Monday, will have to spend Wednesday night in judicial custody.