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Supreme Court stays arrest of Abhishek Banerjee aide
The Hindu··6 Aug
The Supreme Court on August 6 stayed the arrest of Sumit Roy, personal assistant to TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, in the Salboni land-grabbing case. He must cooperate with investigators from 10 am to 6 pm without an advocate or any companion. Calcutta High Court had rejected his anticipatory bail plea on August 3 in the same matter.
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What It Means For You
- West Bengal politics watchers can note Sumit Roy cannot be arrested for now but must join the probe daily.
- Anyone following the Salboni land case can track cheating and forgery charges still under investigation.
- Legal observers can compare this stay with the Calcutta High Court's August 3 anticipatory bail rejection.
What's Happening
- The Supreme Court stayed the arrest of Sumit Roy, personal assistant to TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee.
- He must cooperate with investigation between 10 am and 6 pm without an advocate or companion.
- Calcutta High Court had rejected his anticipatory bail plea on August 3 in the Salboni land case.
How Stay Of Arrest Still Forces Daily Questioning
- The case involves alleged cheating, breach of trust, forgery and conspiracy over government land in Salboni.
- West Bengal's government opposed relief, saying custodial interrogation was necessary.
- A bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant issued the conditional stay on August 6.
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