Politics
Bengal asks Supreme Court to revoke Nandigram candidate bail
Hindustan Times··30 Sept
West Bengal moved the Supreme Court seeking a stay on Calcutta High Court interim bail for Congress Nandigram bypoll candidate Milan Pradhan. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said Pradhan is a murder accused with six non-bailable warrants. The Court listed the matter for October 5. Nandigram votes on October 6, and counting is on October 9.
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What It Means For You
- Campaigning for the bypoll ends the day before the October 5 Supreme Court listing.
- Pradhan has to surrender before the Haldia trial court on October 21 under the High Court order.
- He has to deposit a Rs 20,000 bond in each of six cases and share a mobile number with investigators.
What's Happening
- Justice Tirthankar Ghosh granted three weeks' interim bail on September 29 in six cases from 2007.
- Four of those cases involve murder charges tied to the Nandigram anti-land acquisition agitation.
- Pradhan was arrested on September 18 after filing nomination on September 15.
Bail terms set by High Court
- A September 25 division bench had set aside earlier protection from coercive action while he was in custody.
- The state told the High Court 18 people were accused and six were already on bail.
- Mehta mentioned the appeal before Chief Justice of India Surya Kant.
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