Special Cell gets notice after Kazmi’s appeal
26 July 2012 3:00 AM GMT
A Delhi court on Wednesday issued notice to Special Cell of Delhi Police on an application by scribe Syed Mohammad Kazmi, an accused in Israeli diplomat attack case, challenging the extension of probe period by a magisterial court.
Additional Sessions Judge Surinder S Rathi directed that a notice be issued to Special Cell to respond by 30 July.
Kazmi’s counsel Mehmood Pracha had moved the court of District Judge challenging the 20 July order passed by the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate allowing a fresh report filed by the police seeking extension of period of investigation from 90-180 days.
The application was marked by the district judge to the court of ASJ Rathi.
Pracha submitted in the application that the 20 July order of the CMM has been passed in a very cursory manner. He also moved a fresh bail application for Kazmi before the Sessions court. On 20 July, the CMM had allowed Special Cell’s plea for extension of probe period considering its fresh report that the police is presently engaged in a time-consuming investigation spanning various countries, including Iran, Malaysia, Thailand and Israel to ascertain if there was a ‘larger conspiracy’ behind the 13 February terror attack on Israeli diplomat here.
The court had also dismissed Kazmi’s bail plea moved on the ground that the police had got more time to probe the matter in a ‘calculated and malafide’ manner. Kazmi was arrested by the Special Cell on 6 March. He completed 90 days in custody on 5 June. The police, however, did not file the charge sheet saying it was still probing the matter and sought extension of probe period by 90 days, which was allowed by the CMM on 2 June.
The Sessions court had on 17 July set aside the 2 June order saying the same was passed in ‘reticent and clandestine manner’.
Additional Sessions Judge Surinder S Rathi directed that a notice be issued to Special Cell to respond by 30 July.
Kazmi’s counsel Mehmood Pracha had moved the court of District Judge challenging the 20 July order passed by the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate allowing a fresh report filed by the police seeking extension of period of investigation from 90-180 days.
The application was marked by the district judge to the court of ASJ Rathi.
Pracha submitted in the application that the 20 July order of the CMM has been passed in a very cursory manner. He also moved a fresh bail application for Kazmi before the Sessions court. On 20 July, the CMM had allowed Special Cell’s plea for extension of probe period considering its fresh report that the police is presently engaged in a time-consuming investigation spanning various countries, including Iran, Malaysia, Thailand and Israel to ascertain if there was a ‘larger conspiracy’ behind the 13 February terror attack on Israeli diplomat here.
The court had also dismissed Kazmi’s bail plea moved on the ground that the police had got more time to probe the matter in a ‘calculated and malafide’ manner. Kazmi was arrested by the Special Cell on 6 March. He completed 90 days in custody on 5 June. The police, however, did not file the charge sheet saying it was still probing the matter and sought extension of probe period by 90 days, which was allowed by the CMM on 2 June.
The Sessions court had on 17 July set aside the 2 June order saying the same was passed in ‘reticent and clandestine manner’.
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