Supreme Court Issues Notice To Gujarat Police On TMC Spokesperson Saket Gokhale's Bail Plea
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Gujarat police on the petition filed by Trinamool Congress spokesperson Saket Gokhale challenging the order of the Gujarat High Court which denied him bail in case related to alleged misappropriation of funds collected through crowdfunding.A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and Vikram Nath issued notice returnable within two weeks on...
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Gujarat police on the petition filed by Trinamool Congress spokesperson Saket Gokhale challenging the order of the Gujarat High Court which denied him bail in case related to alleged misappropriation of funds collected through crowdfunding.
A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and Vikram Nath issued notice returnable within two weeks on the petition. Senior Advocate Dr.Abhishek Manu Singhvi appeared for Gokhale.
The allegations against him are that he collected over Rs 72 lakh from more than 1,700 persons through a crowdfunding platform ‘our democracy’ and used that money for personal use and thus, misappropriated the funds.
While denying Gokhale bail, the High Court bench of Justice Samir J. Dave observed that there is a prima facie case that the amounts collected in the name of welfare were used by the accused for his personal benefit.
Gokhale contended that he was arrested by the Gujarat police on December 6, 2022 after he tweeted that the Prime Minister's visit to Morbi bridge accident site costed the exchequer an amount of Rs. 30 crores. He alleged that it was a case of "political vendetta".
Case Title : Saket Suhas Gokhale vs State of Gujarat SLP(Crl) No. 2779/2023