One-liner: The Supreme Court on Thursday granted interim protection from arrest to Trinamool Congress leader S K Supiyan, who was the election agent of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram, in connection with a murder case being investigated by the CBI.
Order challenged: A bench was hearing an appeal filed by Supiyan challenging an order of the Calcutta High Court which rejected his anticipatory bail plea.
On the other side: Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Supiyan, submitted that the supplementary charge sheet has been filed in which again the petitioner has not been named.
Background: The CBI is probing the death of BJP worker Debabrata Maity, who was attacked in Nandigram, on an order of the HC, which directed the agency to investigate post-poll violence cases in the state.
Source: PTI