Narada case: Calcutta HC adjourns hearing on bail plea of Trinamool Congress leaders

The Calcutta High Court on Monday adjourned the hearing in a case related to bail petitions moved by four political leaders, including two ministers in the West Bengal Cabinet, accused in the alleged Narada bribery case, Live Law reported. The case will be taken up again on Wednesday.

West Bengal ministers Firhad Hakim and Subrata Mukherjee, Trinamool Congress MLA Madan Mitra and former party leader Sovan Chatterjee filed the pleas after being arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation on May 17.

A five-judge bench of the High Court led by acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal was also hearing a plea by the CBI seeking transfer of the case outside the state.

Earlier on Monday, the CBI moved the Supreme Court challenging a previous order of the High Court allowing house arrest of the four accused instead of custody in jail. The investigating agency also moved an adjournment letter before the Calcutta High Court, asking for the hearing to be deferred since it had moved the Supreme Court.

As hearing commenced in the Calcutta High Court on Monday, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the CBI sought adjournment of the case till Tuesday, citing the petition in the Supreme Court, Bar and Bench reported

Acting Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court Rajesh Bindal asked if the matter had been mentioned…

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