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WBBPE scam: SC gives relief to Manik Bhattacharya from arrest till Wed
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IANS | 27 Sep, 2022
Just
a couple of hours after the Calcutta High Court ordered Trinamool
Congress MLA and former president of West Bengal Board of Primary
Education (WBBPE), Manik Bhattacharya, to appear before the CBI by 8
p.m. on Tuesday, the Supreme Court gave relief to Bhattacharya from
arrest till Wednesday afternoon.
Soon after the high
court passed the order, Bhattacharya's counsel drew the attention of the
apex court, arguing that since a hearing in the same matter is
scheduled at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, the central agency should be barred
from arresting his client till that time. The Supreme Court accepted his
argument and provided a shield to Bhattacharya from being arrested till
2 p.m. on Wednesday.
Earlier, the high court's single-judge
bench of justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay ordered Bhattacharya to face the
CBI by 8 p.m. over a petition alleging tampering and destruction of
optical mark recognition (OMR) sheets in the examinations for
recruitment of primary teachers in in 2014. The bench also gave liberty
to the central agency to arrest Bhattacharya if he does not cooperate in
the investigation process.
On September 23, Bhattacharya had
approached the Supreme Court challenging a high court order directing
CBI probe in the matter and removal of Bhattacharya from the chair of
WBBPE president. The matter is scheduled to be heard on Wednesday at 2
p.m. and till that time Bhattacharya has got relief from any cohesive
action, including arrest by CBI sleuths.
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