Delhi Court Adjourns Hearing In Bail Plea Filed By Navneet Kalra In Oxygen Concentrators Hoarding Case To May 28

A Delhi Court on Tuesday adjourned to 28 May hearing in the bail plea filed by businessman Navneet Kalra arrested in connection with the recovery and seizure of Oxygen Concentrators by the Delhi Police recently from the 'Khan Chacha' cafe under his ownership recently.

Duty Metropolitan Magistrate Swati Sharma adjourned the hearing after hearing Advocate Vishal Gohri who informed the Court about the adjournment sought in the matter.

"In any case, we are not going to hear the application today because the counsel is seeking adjournment. This case will be heard by the Trial Court on the 28th May." Court said.

A Delhi Court had last week turned down Delhi Police's application seeking 5 days police custody remand for Kalra after hearing the submissions of Advocate Vineet Malhotra and Additional Public Prosecutor Atul Shrivastava.

Kalra is presently under judicial custody in the matter.

The Delhi Police had registered a case under Sec. 420,188,120B,34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 7 of the Essential Commodity Act 1955 for recovery of over 500 oxygen Concentrators from some restaurants in the national capital. The case has been transferred to the Crime Branch.

Delhi High Court had refused to grant interim protection from arrest to Kalra after he moved the High Court seeking anticipatory bail in the matter after hearing the matter for two days. A single judge bench comprising of Justice Subramonium Prasad turned down the request of Senior Advocate Abhishek Singhvi and orally remarked thus:

"I'm persuaded by the trial court's order. Interim protection cannot be given at this stage."

Earlier, Kalra's anticipatory bail plea was rejected by the Sessions Court.