Saradha Chit Fund Case

The Supreme Court will later this week hear the CBI's plea challenging the anticipatory bail granted to West Bengal cadre senior IPS officer Rajeev Kumar in the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam case. A bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran on Monday took note of the vehement submissions of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the CBI, and posted the matter on October 17 (Friday). The solicitor general submitted that the probe agency's plea be listed along with other pending petitions, including a contempt plea for broader understanding and consideration of the entire case. The bench posted the CBI's plea along with other pending cases on Friday. The senior IPS officer was granted anticipatory bail on October 1, 2019 and has not been called by the CBI for investigation even once during the last six years by the CBI, according to his counsel. Why should we keep this matter pending? You have done nothing during all these years, the CJI said.

This is in connection with its probe into the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam

Saradha ponzi scam prime accused Sudipta Sen has alleged that several influential people, including prominent political leaders, have taken "financial advantage" of him

A bench headed by Chief justice S A Bobde told Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that the agency has to convince the top court why custody of the former Kolkata Police Commissioner was needed in the case

The special court, in charge of trial of criminal cases against MPs and MLAs, said it is a trial court and cannot hear an anticipatory bail application

Rajeev Kumar's anticipatory bail application is likely to come up before a special CBI court

The Supreme Court had directed Kumar on Tuesday to appear before the CBI and 'faithfully' cooperate in the investigation of cases arising out of the Saradha chit fund scam