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SC grants protection from arrest to former Mumbai top cop Param Bir Singh

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SC grants protection from arrest to former Mumbai top cop Param Bir Singh
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The Supreme Court on Monday granted protection from arrest to former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh in criminal cases lodged against him in Maharashtra and sought responses from the state government, its DGP and the CBI on his plea. Param Bir Singh, who had accused then Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh of corruption, has alleged frame-up in criminal cases.
As former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh told the Supreme Court on Monday that he is very much in the country and he is not absconding, the Supreme Court granted him interim protection from arrest and directed him to join the investigation. Param Bir says Anil Deshmukh told Vaze to collect 100 crores per month Also read | From November 26, Airtel prepaid tariff to be up by 25 per cent A Bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul asked Singh to join the investigation and issued notices to the Maharashtra government and the CBI on his plea. The Supreme Court now posted the case for hearing on December 6. Param Bir Singh's counsel told the Bench that the former police chief is ready to appear before the CBI within 48 hours and need some protection. At the outset, senior advocate Puneet Bali appearing for Param Bir Singh told the Bench, "Instructions received. He is very much in the country. The discussion is the moment he touched Maharashtra there is a threat to his life." Non-bailable warrant issued against ex-Mumbai top cop Param Bir Singh To this, the Bench said, "You (Singh) say I have a threat to life with the Bombay Police. What hope for other people." Also read | Delhi lifts ban on construction, demolition activities The Supreme Court also expressed concern over the ongoing fight between former Home Minister Anil Deshmukh and Param Bir Singh saying the matter has become "curiouser and curiouser". "We find it very disturbing... Wonder what would happen to a common man. The matter has become curiouser and curiouser in the battle between the then Maharashtra Home Minister and the (former) Police Commissioner," the Bench added. The Supreme Court was hearing a petition of Singh filed against the September 16 judgment of the Bombay High Court which dismissed as not maintainable his pleas challenging the two enquiries orders issued by the State Home Ministry for allegedly violative service rules and the second over allegations of corruption. Mumbai extortion case: Param Bir Singh, Rashmi Shukla's legal battle with Maha govt. continues - UP Front News - Issue Date: May 17, 2021 During the hearing, advocate Bali argued that FIRs against Param Bir Singh was filed by bookies, extortionists, against whom he had taken action. "They had allegations of corruptions, extortionist money taken from builders, these are the complainants against me," he told the Bench. Six cases of corruption and extortion were filed against Singh after he wrote a letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray levelling corruption and misconduct against the then Home Minister and senior NCP leader Anil Deshmukh, the lawyer added. He added, "In March the DGP (Maharashtra police chief) asked me to withdraw my letter. He asked me to make peace with the Home Minister. I sent that communication to the CBI and it registered a case against Deshmukh." Param Bir Singh, a 1988-batch IPS officer, was removed from the post of Mumbai Police Commissioner on March 17 and was made the General Commander of Maharashtra State Home Guard after he levelled allegations against Deshmukh. Anil Deshmukh's ED custody extended till November 15 in money laundering case - India News On November 18, the Bench had asked Singh to disclose his whereabouts while making it clear that no protection can be granted to him against arrest until his location is known. "Where are you? Are you in the country? Outside the country," Justice Kaul had asked from Singh's counsel while inquiring about former police chief's whereabouts. Singh was recently declared as an absconder by a Mumbai Magistrate after his non-appearance in an extortion case. -PTC News
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