Nawab Malik Habeas Corpus Plea- Bombay High Court Hearing- LIVE UPDATES

Desai - Any date after his release we are willing to go for a full hearing of the matter, but kindly grant him interim relief. He has already spent 16 days in prison.

Desai thanks the bench for a patient hearing.

Adjourned to 10am tomorrow for EDs argument. 

Desai now comes to the well known SC judgement ordering ArnabGoswami's interim release in Anvay Naik suicide case.

Desai - It was a bonafide sale transaction.. But now I must spend the next five years in jail because Munira says she didn't give a power of attorney which has been registered 22 years later. 

Desai - Munira Plumber (original owner) on her own showing has been associating with these gangsters since she gave the power of attorney. 

Desai - As an accused at this stage, I cannot insist on the ECIR. But who is talking about extortion? The henchmen of the D- gang who are accused and convicts themselves. 

Desai - Regarding 2019, there is no period for offences of extortion by his men. Is the extortion more than Rs 30 lakhs or less? Nothing

Desai -In the Feb 3, 2022 FIR (NIA's case against Dawood) they have not told the court who committed the offence...Is it an offence from 2003 or 1993. 

Desai- Section 3 must be in the book. The scheduled offence must also be there in the book.

Desai again goes back to the 2005 PMLA.

Desai - 2(2) which is definition of proceeds of crime...Even on reading of the section 3, no offence is made out. 

Desai - My submission is that those are constitutional questions which deal with a person's liberty, those question's will be decided, but his liberty should not be curtailed, and his case should be considered for interim relief.