House arrest for 4 Trinamool heavyweights in Narada case
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Subrata Mukherjee,Firhad Hakim, Sovon Chattopadhyay, Madan Mitra. Image Source: IANS News
Kolkata, May 21 : In a dramatic twist in the Narada case hearing Trinamool Congress four heavyweights Firhad Hakim, Madan Mitra, Subrata Mukherjee and Sovan Chatterjee have been ordered to stay under house arrest instead of judicial custody as a new bench is being constituted to hear the case.
A Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Arijit Banerjee had a difference of opinion.
The matter will be referred to a larger bench for final opinion.
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The high court also referred the matter to a larger bench
Top TMC leaders Firhad Hakim, Subrata Mukherjee, Madan Mitra and Sovan Chatterjee were arrested by the CBI in the Narada case earlier this week
KOLKATA: In a major development, the Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered that the four TMC leaders arrested by the CBI in connection with the Narada alleged bribery case be kept in house arrest instead of custody in jail.
The high court also referred the matter to a larger bench. The Kolkata high court order is in tune with the recent judgment of the Supreme Court in the Gautam Navlakha case.
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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.
The Calcutta High Court on Friday sent two West Bengal ministers, an MLA and a former mayor of the city to house arrest, modifying its earlier order that stayed their bail granted by a CBI court following their arrest in the Narada sting tape case on Monday. The court directed that the two ministers, during their period of house arrest, can deal with official files sent to them online and hold meetings through video conferencing. The judges of the division bench presided by Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal, who differed on the issue of recalling the stay on bail to the four accused, decided to refer the matter to a larger bench.