New Delhi: Supreme court on Wed give bail to former media Executive Indrani Mukerjea, who he is facing Experience for The murder of Its 25year-old or old daughter Sheena Bora in 2012.
indrani, who submitted in B Cola jail since then arrest in August 2015, approached the Supreme Court in December 2021 challenges the system of Bombay High Court on November 16 year Denied bail.
In which plea50-yearTell the Supreme Court that the trial will not end soon like 185 out of 253 witnesses in The case has not yet been examined. Furthermore, the trial judge considered her case was on Leaving from June 7, 2021 until May 4, 2022, further delaying the trial plea advertiser. she also claimed in The plea Being a woman and suffering from health problems, she deserves to be released on surety.
three judges bench headed by justice Nageswara Rao grants Indrani bail on On the grounds that she was in Custody for more from six years and there was no room for Trial to finish soon.
Prosecution led by the Central Court of Bidder Investigation (CBI) Bail plea He informed the court that the trial will not take long as the prosecution will start up on 50% check of The remaining witnesses.
In response, the bench and also include justices BR Gavai and AS Bopanna said, “It is recognized that petitioner he is in Custody for six-And-half Years…even if 50% witnesses are given upThe trial will not be completed soon. we of The view that petitioner . is released on Warranty is subject to conditions fixed by the Court of First Instance.
The fact that the other accused in the case, former TV exec and Indrani ex-husband Peter Mukherjee has been released on guaranty on February 6, 2020 also weighing with court in granting bail her.
Big advocate Mukul Rohatgi, who Back for indrani all along with advocate Sandeep Singh told the court that during the release of Peter Mukherjee on On bail, the trial judge ordered him to deposit his passport (because he is British national) and intimate special CBI Court Conducts Trial for travelling abroad. Other Warranty Terms on who was released required He has to inform the CBI of any change in Address, not influencing witnesses, not tampering with Guide, avoid call with for him childrenand attend the trial regularly.
The Supreme Court has ordered that the terms applicable to Peter Mukherjee should be also apply to Indrani, in In addition to any conditions ordered by the Court of First Instance.
Additional lawyer general (ASG) SV Raju, for The CBI opposed bail, claiming that the charges and the evidence were serious directly He referred to the guilt of Indrani Mukerjea. He also informed the court that she is accused of Detective material and evidence of Peter Mukherjea son Rahul Mukerji (with who was shina in a live-in relationship) remains to be recorded.
In her bail petition, Indrani even suggested that I jail A guest told her that Shayna was alive. CBI denied this in An affidavit was filed with the Supreme Court and said that the suggestion that Chyna was still alive was “a figment of imagination” of The petitioner.
The agency said, “The medical report, the DNA and the scientific clearly confirmed that the recovered dead body he is of Sheena Bora. The DNA report clearly established that the recovered skull is of Sheena Bora”.
In response to her bail pleaCBI . said in Court, “The petitioner committed a heinous act of planning and killing hers daughter. Such a heinous act does not deserve any leniency from this court. The applicant committed a very serious offense that cannot be dealt with like normal condition.”
It was Sheena Bora by Indrani Mukherjee daughter Of which first Marriage to Siddhartha Das. The murder The case was initially investigated by the Mumbai Police and transferred to the CBI in September 2015. Central Agency claimed that Indrani masterminded the plot with Haithem-husband husband Peter and the other defendants, including she driver Shyamvar Rai, to eliminate it daughter Because she objected to Sheena Bora’s relationship with Peter Mukherjea son (From a previous marriage) Rahul.
Sheena Bora body It was found based on on information Submitted by Indrani Mukerjea’s driver When he was interrogated in separate case in 2015 based on His information and the police found The half-burnt body of Chyna.
“Bail has been denied to the time of Indrani and again Because it was signed as ” key The accused “and [the CBI] She claimed that she was a capable influencer of messing around with Evidence and witnesses in case of release on surety. How long can one to stay behind bars on Sana Khan, Indrani’s lawyer, said:
“The Court of First Instance has been vacant since June 7, 2020. It is clear that the trial will take its own time to finish. The prosecution cited 237 witnesses in Everything, but only 68 checked so far,” Khan said.
.
