top ๐๏ธ High Court questions state over arrest of Nandigram candidate
The Calcutta High Court pulled up the State regarding the arrest of a Nandigram Congress candidate in another 2007 case. This happened after the candidate, Pradhan, sought protection from criminal cases before the bypolls. Though the Court assured no further arrests on September 22, a trial court remanded him in a sixth case on September 23. The counsel argued this case was undisclosed, but the AAG countered that warrants were pending since 2021. The Court ultimately directed police not to take coercive steps in the sixth case until October 12.