Ishrat case: CBI opposes Vanzara bail petition
14 Jan 2015 12:39 AM GMT
CBI, which investigated the Ishrat Jahan fake encounter killing case, on Tuesday opposed the bail petition of IPS officer DG Vanzara who is one of the prime accused. Prosecutor LD Tiwari argued before the special CBI judge KR Upadhyaya that bail cannot be granted only on the ground that the accused has been behind the bars for long and the Supreme court had said in a similar case that grant of bail in such a serious and grave offence would be “an open challenge to the civil society”.
Vanzara’s petition mentions that he is in jail for over seven years. His defence is that he was only following the instructions of his superior officials.
His name was not in the original FIR but CBI vindictively chargesheeted him, he says.
Tiwari, however, said there was nothing wrong in chargesheeting him as his role came to light later in the probe. The court today also heard the bail petitions of co-accused, former Additional Director General of Police PP Pandey.
Vanzara’s petition mentions that he is in jail for over seven years. His defence is that he was only following the instructions of his superior officials.
His name was not in the original FIR but CBI vindictively chargesheeted him, he says.
Tiwari, however, said there was nothing wrong in chargesheeting him as his role came to light later in the probe. The court today also heard the bail petitions of co-accused, former Additional Director General of Police PP Pandey.
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