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Supreme Court withdraws protection from arrest for former Kolkata top cop Rajeev Kumar

The Supreme Court told the CBI to act in accordance with the law after it vacated its February order, but granted Rajeev Kumar seven days to look for a legal remedy in the Saradha chit fun scam case.

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New Delhi:  The Supreme Court Friday vacated its order granting protection from arrest to former Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar in the Saradha chit fund scam case.

The apex court said its February 5 order granting interim protection to Kumar will continue for seven days from Friday to enable him to approach the competent court for legal remedy.

A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi asked the CBI to act in accordance with law in the case.

One of the advocates who appeared for Kumar said that as per the apex court order, Kumar cannot be arrested in the next seven days.

“We have withdrawn the protection given to Rajeev Kumar vide order dated February 5,” the court said while pronouncing the order.

The judgment was pronounced by Justice Sanjiv Khanna who was part of the bench headed by the CJI and Justice Deepak Gupta.

Pronouncing the operative part of the order, Justice Khanna said, “We are leaving it to the CBI to act in accordance with law.”

“Our February 5 order will continue for seven days form today to enable Rajeev Kumar to approach the competent court for relief,” he said.

At the outset, Justice Khanna, while pronouncing the order, said, “We have expressed our concern as to what has happened in the matter.”

The apex court on February 5 had granted protection from arrest to Kumar while directing him to appear before the CBI and “faithfully” cooperate into the investigation of cases arising out of the scam.


Also read: CBI wrongly hounding me over Saradha scam probe, former Kolkata top cop tells SC


 

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