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News Desk: The SC granted anticipatory bail to chief minister Mamata Banerjee election agent is Sk Supiyan in connection with murder of a BJP worker Debabrata Maity.
A two-judge bench comprising of Justices L Nageswara Rao and Abhay S Oka heard both sides and pronounced the order to grant the accused an anticipatory bail on various conditions. “We will pass an order” the court said. Additional Solicitor General Aman Lekhi representing CBI opposed the plea and said the other co-accused are already in custody. ASG Lekhi also pointed out that interference of Calcutta HC order is unwarranted considering the nature of the case, circumstances peculiar to the accused.
CBI filed an affidavit urging Apex Court to dismiss the bail plea filed by S K Supiyan. The CBI in its affidavit stated that his custodial interrogation will bring out new facts which will help expose the larger conspiracy of planned post-poll political violence and riots.”Thus, as per the material and statement on record pertaining to the offence in question, there are cogent reasons to justify the arrest of the petitioner and his custodial interrogation to unearth a wider and larger conspiracy of planned political rioting and revenge” said CBI in the filed affidavit.
CBI further said the hateful crime allegedly committed by the accused does not entitle him of seeking any relief. CBI in its reply said witnesses have been identified in the very case where accused S K Supiyan targetted Hindus who voted against Mamata Banerjee in the Nandigram constituency.
