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New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): The CBI on Tuesday withdrew its appeal before the Supreme Court against a Calcutta High Court order in which four senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders including State ministers, were granted the benefit of house arrest instead of being lodged in jail under judicial custody after their arrest in connection with the Narada scam.
A Bench of Justice Vineet Saran and Justice BR Gavai of the apex court said all contentions to be raised before the High Court. The Bench gave liberty to the parties to raise all contentions before the five-judge bench of Calcutta High Court which is seized of the challenge to bail granted to four TMC leaders in the Narada scam.
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The HC had earlier ordered the house arrest of TMC leaders in the case
NEW DELHI: In a significant development, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday withdrew its appeal from the Supreme Court challenging the Calcutta High Court order allowing house arrest of 4 Trinamool Congress leaders in the Narada alleged bribery case.
While hearing the
Narada case, the top court said that a five-judge bench of Calcutta High Court is already hearing the
Narada bribery case. The CBI and four leaders are at liberty to raise all issues there, said the top court.
Earlier, the central probe agency had moved the
A five-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court is already hearing the Narada bribery case (File)
New Delhi:
The Supreme Court Tuesday permitted the CBI to withdraw its appeal against the Calcutta High Court order allowing house arrest of four leaders, including three from the Trinamool, in the Narada bribery case.
A vacation bench comprising Justices Vineet Saran and BR Gavai took note of the fact that a five-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court is already hearing the Narada bribery case and permitted Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the CBI, to take back its appeal and raise all the grievances there in the High Court.
SC allows CBI to withdraw appeal against HC in Narada bribery case Apex court asks central agency to raise all grievances in the high court
The Supreme Court Tuesday permitted the CBI to withdraw its appeal against the Calcutta High Court order allowing house arrest of four leaders, including three from the TMC, in the Narada bribery case.
A vacation bench comprising Justices Vineet Saran and B R Gavai took note of the fact that a five-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court is already hearing the Narada bribery case and permitted Solicitor General Tuahar Mehta, appearing for the CBI, to take back its appeal and raise all the grievances there in the high court.
Narada sting case: SC allows CBI to withdraw appeal against HC order allowing house arrest of Trinamool leaders
The court took note of the fact that a five-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court is already hearing the matter and permitted the probe agency to raise all the grievances there in the high court.
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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Tuesday permitted the CBI to withdraw its appeal against the Calcutta High Court order allowing house arrest of four leaders, including three from the TMC, in the Narada bribery case.
A vacation bench comprising Justices Vineet Saran and B R Gavai took note of the fact that a five-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court is already hearing the Narada bribery case and permitted Solicitor General Tuahar Mehta, appearing for the CBI, to take back its appeal and raise all the grievances there in the high court.