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

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19 May 2021 2:02 PM IST

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

    Calcutta High Court is hearing the CBI's case against the bail granted to TMC leaders Firhad Hakim, Madan Mitra, Subrata Mukherjee and Souvan Chatterjee in the #NaradaScam case.A bench of Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Arijeet Banerjee is hearing an application by CBI to transfer the bail applications from the Special CBI Court to the High Court, citing the "unprecedented...

    Calcutta High Court is hearing the CBI's case against the bail granted to TMC leaders Firhad Hakim, Madan Mitra, Subrata Mukherjee and Souvan Chatterjee in the #NaradaScam case.

    A bench of Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Arijeet Banerjee is hearing an application by CBI to transfer the bail applications from the Special CBI Court to the High Court, citing the "unprecedented mob pressure" exerted by the protests of Chief Minister Mamanata Banerjee and Law Minister Moloy Ghatak.

    The bench is also hearing the applications filed by the arrested TMC leaders seeking recall of the stay order passed by the High Court on May 17.

    Stay on this page for live updates from the hearing.


    Live Updates

    • 19 May 2021 2:57 PM IST

      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.

    • 19 May 2021 2:56 PM IST

      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.

    • 19 May 2021 2:52 PM IST

      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.

    • 19 May 2021 2:52 PM IST

      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.

    • 19 May 2021 2:51 PM IST

      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.

    • 19 May 2021 2:49 PM IST

      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.

    • 19 May 2021 2:48 PM IST

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

    • 19 May 2021 2:47 PM IST

      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.

    • 19 May 2021 2:46 PM IST

      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

    • 19 May 2021 2:44 PM IST

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

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

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