Narada Scam Case Hearing : CBI vs TMC MLAs - Live Updates From Calcutta High Court

Solicitor General : If the course suggested by lordship Justice Banerjee is adopted, it means my application under Section 407 has been allowed and this court is hearing the bail application. Kindly allow me to put on affidavit our objections.

Justice Banerjee : In these covid times, is it necessary to put them in jail or correctional homes? You have to address us on that issue. We can put more stringent conditions than the trial court.

Justice Banerjee : From the records, chargesheet has been filed. Do you have a case that they did not cooperate?

SG : May I answer..

SG : So far as bail is concerned, bail was granted on the first day. We were not given an opportunity to respond. We could not even place the case-diary before the court because we were physically restrained.

SG : I don't object to this court considering the bail plea. But it is to be noted that it was an interim-bail, and therefore the matter may have to be withdrawn to this court.

SG seeks time to respond to the recalling applications.

Justice Banerjee : We stayed the order only on one consideration that may be the mob pressure pressurized the court to grant bail. Why can't we consider today if bail can be granted or not?

Solicitor General : There are factually wrong averments in the recalling applications. CBI's petition is not just under Section 407 CrPC for transfer. It is also under Section 482 and 226 to declare the proceedings of May 17 void and non-est in law.

Justice Arijit Banerjee : With the permission of the Chief Justice, there are five applications before us. There are recalling applications filed before us. According to me, subject to what Chief Justice says, recalling applications need to be heard first.

'There are circumstances which are extraordinary, unusual, which, in my memory, have not happened in the court. The shocking facts have been placed on record' : SG Tushar Mehta.

Hearing commences.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta starts for the CBI.