Mumbai Sessions Court To Hear Raj Kundra’s Bail Plea On August 10

Mumbai: Adv Subhash Jadhav who represents Raj Kundra told a Mumbai Sessions court today that advocate Abaad Ponda would be appearing for the applicant, so he sought a fixed time for the court to hear the case. Judge Sonali Agarwal agreed to hear the bail plea on August 10.

Prior to that the Mumbai sessions court had issued a notice to Mumbai Police and asked them to file a reply to businessman Raj Kundra’s bail plea.

The investigating officer Kiran Bidve who was present in the court and the public prosecutor Meera Chaudhry Bhosle told the court that the prosecution had not been served with a copy of the bai plea.

Kundra had earlier filed a bail plea in the magistrate court after he was sent to judicial custody. The bail plea was, however, rejected by magistrate Sudhir Bhajipale while stating “One of the considerations for refusing or granting the bail is the nature and gravity of the offence. The effect of an alleged offence is having nexus with public at large. The alleged offence is also detrimental to the health of our society. In such circumstances, societal interest in the prosecution of a crime, which has a wider social dimension cannot be overlooked.”

Kundra was arrested on July 19 and remanded to police custody twice before being sent to judicial custody. Kundra had also approached the Bombay high court against the magistrate court order of granting police custody on the ground that police had failed to give considerable time to the accused to put forth his case. According to Jadhav and Ponda, police had searched his premises and immediately taken him to the crime branch office.

The plea had pointed out that the notice under section 41A of Criminal procedure was served to him. Prosecution on the other hand had pointed out Kundra had refused to sign the remand copy and was deleting evidence like WhatsApp messages that why police had to arrest him.

Ponda had stated that then this should have been reflected in the seizure or arrest panchanama but it was not done. Kundra is seeking relief in the way that his custody should be set aside and he should be set free. Bombay High Court is likely to pass an order on this soon.