Mumbai, June 16 : Observing that the custodial interrogation of MNS chief Raj Thackeray in a 2008 case of rioting at Kalyan will not serve any purpose, the Bombay High Court today set aside bail granted to him and asked him to surrender before a Railway court on June 29.
Hearing the state government's appeal challenging interim anticipatory bail granted to Raj, Justice Rekha Sondurbaldota observed that the custodial interrogation was not necessary at this stage.
Upholding the state government's contention that Kalyan sessions court's order granting Raj anticipatory bail had become infructuous as he had already been arrested by Railway Police, the High Court quashed the lower court order granting interim protection to the MNS leader.
Raj's lawyer Ashok Mundargi said, "The issue raised in the state's appeal before the High Court was technical and getting bail for Raj from the Railway court will only be a formality." The matter pertains to assault by MNS workers on North Indian youths who had come to Kalyan for Railway recruitment examination on October 19 last year. Ze
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