Narada Scam Case Hearing : CBI vs TMC MLAs - Live Updates From Calcutta High Court

Solicitor General : In yet another shocking development, the Law Minister reached the court premises with his supporters and remained there throughout the hearing. This had a terrorizing effect not only on the prosecution but also on the administration of justice.

SG : All this was part of a well orchestrated design and conspiracy to stop CBI from discharging its functions.

SG : All the four accused are highly influential and can influence the witnesses or the further investigation.

SG says that the CBI did not seek policy custody of the arrested accused because of the 'terror' situation created by the mob. CBI did not think seeking police custody was safe.

SG says that the CBI did not seek policy custody of the arrested accused because of the 'terror' situation created by the mob. CBI did not think seeking police custody was safe.

SG : Due to these circumstances, the accused could not be medically examined and could not be physically produced before the Court, and CBI could not submit the records before the Court.

Therefore, accused were produced only virtually.

SG : Thousands of party workers laid a seige on the CBI office. There was stone-pelting and officers were heckled and threatened. All this happened in the presence of the Hon'ble so and so.

SG : All this was happening in an orchestrated manner to stop the CBI from seeking police custody of the accused approaching the court.

SG : She also used many derogatory statements against CBI officers and threatened them with arrest. She also said 'arrest me'. The CM sit on dharna for 6 long hours while the court was hearing the case, while an unruly mob swelled.

Solicitor General says that there was an orchestrated attempt to stop CBI from doing its work.

SG refers to the gherao and dharna by CM

Some other lawyer seeks to interfere. Solicitor General expresses unhappiness.

SG : This is not a public street. We can't have hooliganism.