S.C. stays bail to Kishan Kumar

By Our Legal Correspondent

NEW DELHI, APRIL 28. The Supreme Court today stayed the Delhi High Court order granting anticipatory bail to actor, Mr. Kishan Kumar, an accused in the cricket ``match-fixing case''.

The interim stay was granted by a Bench comprising Mr. Justice K. T. Thomas and Mr. Justice R.P. Sethi on a special leave petition filed by the Delhi police challenging the High Court order passed on April 25.

When the Additional Solicitor-General, Mr. Kirit Rawal, pointed out that despite a number of judicial pronouncements against grant of pre-arrest bail, the High Court had granted anticipatory bail to the actor without giving reasons, the Bench said it was ``shocking''.

Mr. Rawal argued that in cases such as this, interrogation was a necessity to unravel the whole controversy and the High Court was not justified in granting anticipatory bail.

The Bench posted the SLP for final disposal on May 5.

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