Supreme Court Requests Chattisgarh HC To Decide Suspended IPS Officer's Bail Plea In Corruption Case Expeditiously
Live LawThe Supreme Court on Wednesday requested the Chattisgarh High Court to expeditiously dispose of suspended Additional Director General of Police Gurjinder Pal Singh's bail plea in case filed against him under the Prevention of Corruption Act for allegations of disproportionate assets. Recording the same, a bench comprising CJI NV Ramana, Justice Krishna Murari and Justice Hima Kohli disposed of the Singh's special leave petition challenging Chattisgarh High court's refusal to grant him ad interim bail. While hearing a petition filed by Singh in relation to an extortion case against him, Supreme Court had earlier also made scathing oral remarks on 'new trend' in the country where police officers extract money when they are on good terms with the government, and seek protection when they face criminal cases after change in government. at least for the minimum period of 3 to 4 months before High Court The petitioner has argued that the assets mentioned in the investigation against the petitioner also included the properties since the time when he was studying in the school and therefore it shows how recklessly and anxiously the respondents state agency proceeded in the highly chaotic manner to falsely implicate him in the corruption case in whatsoever manner possible.