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Signature Forgery Case: Calcutta HC Grants Interim Relief to Abhishek Banerjee, Orders Him to Appear Before CID at 6 Pm
The court ordered Abhishek Banerjee to appear before the CID while ruling investigators cannot force him to produce the disputed document.
- The Calcutta High Court on Thursday granted interim protection from coercive action to Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee in connection with a Crime Investigation Department probe into alleged signature forgery.
- Rebel MLAs Ritabrata Banerjee and Sandipan Saha alleged 14 signatures were forged on documents supporting Ballygunge MLA Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay as West Bengal Assembly Leader of the Opposition.
- The CID searched Abhishek's office on Tuesday while he was in Delhi meeting Congress leader Rahul Gandhi; the court ordered him to appear before the agency by 6 pm Thursday.
- Justice Kausik Chanda granted protection for three weeks, noting that under Article 20 of the Constitution, investigators cannot compel the accused to produce potentially incriminating documents.
- This dispute stems from a broader challenge to Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, as 58 MLAs submitted a list naming alternative party leaders to the Assembly Speaker.
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Calcutta HC Grants Interim Protection To Abhishek Banerjee In MLA Signature Forgery Case
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday granted interim protection from coercive action to Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee in connection with the CID investigation into the alleged forgery of signatures of two party MLAs. While extending temporary relief, the court directed the Diamond Harbour MP to appear before the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at 6 pm on Thursday and cooperate with the ongoing investigation. The order was passed…
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Leaning Left3Leaning Right3Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution43% Left, 43% Right
Bias Distribution
- 43% of the sources lean Left, 43% of the sources lean Right
43% Right
L 43%
14%
R 43%
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