SC asks West Bengal cops not to take coercive action against Nisith Pramanik in attempt to murder case
The Hindu
In a relief to Union Minister of State for Home Nisith Pramanik, the Supreme Court on Friday asked the West Bengal police not to take any coercive action against him in a 2018 attempt to murder case.
In a relief to Union Minister of State for Home Nisith Pramanik, the Supreme Court on Friday asked the West Bengal police not to take any coercive action against him in a 2018 attempt to murder case.
A bench of Justices Bela M. Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal ordered listing of his petition challenging the arrest warrant issued against him in the case before the Jalpaiguri Circuit Bench of the Calcutta High Court on January 22.
The bench said no coercive action shall be taken against him till the high court takes up the matter.
"I am a Member of Parliament. The high court has refused to grant me relief and posted my matter for January 22. I may be arrested, if no protection is granted to me," senior advocate PS Patwalia, appearing for Mr. Pramanik, told the bench during the brief hearing.
Senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan, appearing for the West Bengal government, said 13 cases of attempt to murder and rioting are pending against Mr. Pramanik and he could have been arrested long back.
Sankaranarayanan assured the bench that no coercive action will be taken against Pramanik and, instead of rushing to the apex court, he could have easily mentioned the matter in the court of the chief justice of Calcutta HC and got it listed before January 22.
Mr. Patwalia said, being a union minister, Mr. Pramanik should get some protection till January 22.
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