Abhishek Banerjee aide denied pre-arrest bail by Supreme Court

The West Bengal government, represented by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, argued that Mr. Roy’s answers were proving evasive and his custodial interrogation was necessary to the investigation.

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Prelims-testable facts

01The Supreme Court has the power to grant or reject anticipatory bail pleas under Article 22(2) of the Indian Constitution.
02The West Bengal government, represented by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, argued that custodial interrogation was necessary to the investigation.
03The case involves alleged multi-crore land grabbing in Salboni, West Midnapore district, West Bengal.
04Sumit Roy, personal assistant to Abhishek Banerjee, was arrested by the CID after the Supreme Court denied his anticipatory bail plea.
05The Supreme Court rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Sumit Roy in the Salboni land scam case.
06The arrest of Sumit Roy was made by the Crime Investigation Department (CID) of West Bengal.
07The Supreme Court cited the necessity for custodial interrogation in the Salboni land grab case as the reason for rejecting the anticipatory bail plea.

Trap alerts

Most people think that the Supreme Court's decision to reject anticipatory bail is a denial of the accused's right to liberty, but actually it is a judicial review of the necessity of custodial interrogation in the investigation.
Most people think that the Solicitor General's argument is based on the accused's guilt, but actually it is based on the necessity of custodial interrogation for the investigation.

Prelims Practice MCQ

Multiple statementsmedium

Consider the following statements regarding Pre-arrest relief in Abhishek Banerjee's PA case: 1. The Supreme Court granted pre-arrest relief to Abhishek Banerjee's PA on 11 September 2026. 2. The West Bengal government argued that custodial interrogation was necessary for the investigation on 11 September 2026. 3. Tushar Mehta, the Solicitor General, was present in the Supreme Court on 10 September 2026. How many of the above statements are correct?

A.Only one
B.Only two
C.All three
D.None

Statement 1 is false because the Supreme Court declined pre-arrest relief. Statement 2 is true because the West Bengal government argued that custodial interrogation was necessary for the investigation on 11 September 2026. Statement 3 is false because Tushar Mehta was present in the Supreme Court on 11 September 2026, not 10 September 2026.

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