SC grants interim protection to Mamatas poll agent in murder case
New Delhi Jan 20 PTI The Supreme Court Thursday granted interim protection from arrest to Trinamool Congress leader S K Supiyan who was the election agent of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram in connection with a murder case being investigated by the CBIA bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao and B R Gavai was hearing an appeal filed by Supiyan challenging an order of the Calcutta High Court which rejected his anticipatory bail pleaThe apex court directed the West Bengal government to file statements recorded under Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code CrPCCounsel for the petitioner and the complainant are permitted to file additional documents if any before the next date of hearing List on January 31 2022 There shall be a stay of the arrest of the petitioner in the meanwhile the bench said while adding that no adjournment shall be granted and the special leave petition shall be heard finally on that dateSolicitor General Tushar Mehta submitted that the order rejecting his anticipatory bail was passed on November 29 2021 and for two months Supiyan has managed not to be arrestedMehta said it is a very serious offence and the man is quite powerfulThis will have its own repercussions the solicitor general saidThe apex court however said Please dont get politics into thisSenior advocate Kapil Sibal appearing for Supplying submitted that the supplementary charge sheet has been filed in which again the petitioner has not been named The CBI is probing the death of BJP worker Debabrata Maity who was allegedly attacked in Nandigram on an order of the high court which directed the agency to investigate post-poll violence cases in the state PTI PKS RKS RKS
New Delhi Jan 20 PTI The Supreme Court Thursday granted interim protection from arrest to Trinamool Congress leader S K Supiyan who was the election agent of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram in connection with a murder case being investigated by the CBIA bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao and B R Gavai was hearing an appeal filed by Supiyan challenging an order of the Calcutta High Court which rejected his anticipatory bail pleaThe apex court directed the West Bengal government to file statements recorded under Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code CrPCCounsel for the petitioner and the complainant are permitted to file additional documents if any before the next date of hearing List on January 31 2022 There shall be a stay of the arrest of the petitioner in the meanwhile the bench said while adding that no adjournment shall be granted and the special leave petition shall be heard finally on that dateSolicitor General Tushar Mehta submitted that the order rejecting his anticipatory bail was passed on November 29 2021 and for two months Supiyan has managed not to be arrestedMehta said it is a very serious offence and the man is quite powerfulThis will have its own repercussions the solicitor general saidThe apex court however said Please dont get politics into thisSenior advocate Kapil Sibal appearing for Supplying submitted that the supplementary charge sheet has been filed in which again the petitioner has not been named The CBI is probing the death of BJP worker Debabrata Maity who was allegedly attacked in Nandigram on an order of the high court which directed the agency to investigate post-poll violence cases in the state PTI PKS RKS RKS
