Calcutta High Court upholds Durga Puja verdict but relaxes certain guidelines

the bench modifies its previous guidelines for the puja committees

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A division bench of Justices Sanjib Banerjee and Arijit Banerjee passed the order which will cover around 34,000 pujas

He was chargesheeted in the case alongwith Labhpur MLA Monirul Islam on December 4.

The Calcutta High Court said that this was not an appropriate case for custodial interrogation.

Last week, he moved the Calcutta High Court, which is currently hearing his pre-arrest bail plea.

The division bench then fixed Kumar's anticipatory bail plea, which was filed on Monday, for hearing on Wednesday.

Kumar was part of a special investigation team (SIT) constituted by the state government to probe the Saradha scam.

However, sources claim that the CBI is not contemplating any immediate coercive action.

The high court’s order, kept reserved after hearing of both sides’ arguments in the case ended on September 11, has left Mr Kumar in a tight spot.