SC reserves order on Neeraj Singal's interim bail
New Delhi, Aug 30 : The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on a plea challenging the grant of interim bail to Bhushan Steel's erstwhile promoter Neeraj Singal by the Delhi High Court.
A bench of Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud reserved the order on the Serious Frauds Investigation Office's (SFIO) plea challenging the grant of the bail.
The Centre too had moved the court challenging the High Court order.
Singal is out of jail after the bail was granted on his habeas corpus petition. He contended that his arrest was illegal as the complaint was made under one law and his arrest was made under another.
The apex court reserved its order after Singal's lawyers opposed the suggestion from Additional Solicitor General Maninder Singh that the court may not interfere with the grant of the interim bail but stay the operation of the judgment which said that the investigating officer of SFIO would not compel Neeraj Singal to sing any statement.
ASG Maninder Singh said that this amounted to incapacitating the provision of law and wondered if such a thing could have been done.
Section 217 of the Companies Act lays down the procedure and powers of the inspectors.
Imposing conditions while granting interim bail to Neeraj Singal and directing him to co-operate with the investigation, the High Court had on August 29, 2018 said that "he shall not be compelled by the SFIO to sign his statement under Section 217 (4) read with Section 217 (7) of the Companies Act."
It had also said that the interim bail would continue "till an investigation report is filed in the Special Court in terms of Sections 212 (14) read with Section 212 (15) Companies Act, at which stage the Petitioner will, if it so necessitated, have to seek regular bail from the Special Court subject of course to the further orders in the main writ petition."
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EAM Jaishankar meets Jamaican PM, gifts over 10 BHISHM Cubes
Kingston (PTI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness and discussed ways to further deepen "political, economic and people-to-people cooperation."
Jaishankar also conveyed greetings from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Holness.
"Pleased to call on Prime Minister @AndrewHolnessJM in Kingston. Conveyed the greetings of PM @narendramodi," Jaishankar posted on X.
"Discussed deepening our political, economic and people-to-people cooperation. Value his commitment towards further strengthening India-Jamaica relations," the post further read.
Also, the external affairs minister handed over 10 BHISHM (Bharat Health Initiative for Sahyog Hita & Maitri) Cubes as a gift to Jamaica.
"Formally handed over 10 BHISHM Cubes as a gift from India to Jamaica, in the presence of PM @AndrewHolnessJM, Health Minister @christufton and FM @kaminajsmith," Jaishankar posted on X.
"The BHISHM Cube mobile hospital system, designed for rapid deployment, will help Jamaica during disasters and emergencies. The gift of these cubes is a statement of friendship, a commitment to disaster preparedness, and an outcome of innovation," the post said.
Jaishankar arrived in Kingston on Saturday evening, marking the first leg of his nine-day tour of Jamaica, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago, aimed at further strengthening India's strategic and cultural ties with the Caribbean nations.
Earlier in the day, he interacted with the Indian diaspora and discussed India's ongoing transformation in infrastructure, human development and technology-driven governance and entrepreneurship with them.
He also highlighted the cricket bond between both countries as India gifted a scoreboard to Jamaica.
A scoreboard was dedicated at Sabina Park in Kingston. It is the home of the Jamaica cricket team and is the only Test cricket ground in the Caribbean island nation.
The minister expressed hope that the new scoreboard would witness many memorable innings, including those symbolising the enduring friendship between the two countries.
Cricket has long been a strong cultural bridge between India and Jamaica, which is part of the West Indies cricket team.
Jamaican players, including Chris Gayle, Courtney Walsh and Michael Holding, have played a major role in shaping the legacy of West Indies cricket in the international arena, contributing to its dominance in earlier decades and its continued global appeal.
