Delhi HC reserves order on Kanda
15 Aug 2012 7:59 AM IST
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday reserved its order on the anticipatory bail plea of former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda, wanted in connection with the suicide of former flight attendant Geetika Sharma. Justice P K Bhasin reserved the order after counsel appearing for Kanda and Delhi Police concluded their arguments. Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Sidharth Luthra, appearing for police, sought Kanda's custodial interrogation to find out the conspiracy between him and co-accused Aruna Chaddha, senior executive in Kanda's group now under arrest.
Senior advocate K T S Tusli, who represented Kanda, sought anticipatory bail for him and said suicide notes left behind by Geetika could not be taken as gospel truth. 'Suicide letters are written in anger and so any allegations can be levelled out of anger,' he said.
Luthra said Kanda's questioning was needed to access his computers and laptops which were missing from his office.
Opposing Kanda's anticipatory bail plea, the ASG said: 'The conduct of not joining the investigation, removal of all electronic items, including his laptop and his computers from office, is a case for refusal of anticipatory bail.'
'We have a problem in investigation. When we went to Kanda's office, there were no computers,' the police counsel told the court. The ASG urged the court to dismiss the anticipatory bail plea of Kanda as he had been absconding despite a notice served upon him to join the investigation. He said that the investigation was at a preliminary stage and custodial interrogation was necessary. Seeking anticipatory bail for Kanda, Tulsi said that some other evidence was required to hold Kanda responsible for Geetika's suicide.
'I may be fond of her, she may be fond of me but that does not mean I incited her to commit suicide,' Kanda's counsel said.
GEETIKA SUICIDE CASE SURFACES IN LOK SABHA
The highly sensational suicide of former air hostess Geetika Sharma was raised in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday with a BJP member demanding immediate arrest of absconding former Haryana Minister Gopal Kanda, allegedly responsible for her death.
Raising the issue during the zero hour, Virendra Kashyap said the Centre should ensure justice to the family of 23-year-old Geetika, who in her suicide note, has held the former minister, responsible for her to resort to suicide.
Kashyap alleged the Haryana police has been trying to save the former minister, who has been an influential man and had even owned an airline. Though the member took the name of the former Haryana minister and was supported by several of his party colleagues, Speaker Meira Kumar advised him not to take any name.
Senior advocate K T S Tusli, who represented Kanda, sought anticipatory bail for him and said suicide notes left behind by Geetika could not be taken as gospel truth. 'Suicide letters are written in anger and so any allegations can be levelled out of anger,' he said.
Luthra said Kanda's questioning was needed to access his computers and laptops which were missing from his office.
Opposing Kanda's anticipatory bail plea, the ASG said: 'The conduct of not joining the investigation, removal of all electronic items, including his laptop and his computers from office, is a case for refusal of anticipatory bail.'
'We have a problem in investigation. When we went to Kanda's office, there were no computers,' the police counsel told the court. The ASG urged the court to dismiss the anticipatory bail plea of Kanda as he had been absconding despite a notice served upon him to join the investigation. He said that the investigation was at a preliminary stage and custodial interrogation was necessary. Seeking anticipatory bail for Kanda, Tulsi said that some other evidence was required to hold Kanda responsible for Geetika's suicide.
'I may be fond of her, she may be fond of me but that does not mean I incited her to commit suicide,' Kanda's counsel said.
GEETIKA SUICIDE CASE SURFACES IN LOK SABHA
The highly sensational suicide of former air hostess Geetika Sharma was raised in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday with a BJP member demanding immediate arrest of absconding former Haryana Minister Gopal Kanda, allegedly responsible for her death.
Raising the issue during the zero hour, Virendra Kashyap said the Centre should ensure justice to the family of 23-year-old Geetika, who in her suicide note, has held the former minister, responsible for her to resort to suicide.
Kashyap alleged the Haryana police has been trying to save the former minister, who has been an influential man and had even owned an airline. Though the member took the name of the former Haryana minister and was supported by several of his party colleagues, Speaker Meira Kumar advised him not to take any name.
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