Decision on Amit Shah’s bail plea on 2 August:Interrogation to be recorded

Former Gujarat Home minister Amit Shah’s counsel Ram Jethmalani and Nirupam Nanavati today applied for regular bail of Amit Shah in Ahmedabad based CBI court. Shah was sent to 13-day judicial custody yesterday by CBI Judge Dave. He is presently lodged in Ahmedabad’s Sabarmati jail.

According to Shah’s advocate Nirupam Nanavati, the court will announce its final decision on Shah’s bail on 2 August. This means, Shah will have to be in jail at least till 2nd August. Shah’s lawyer told CBI court that as chargesheet had been filed, release on bail from judicial custody would be valid.

On CBI’s application about interrogation of Shah inside jail, Shah’s lawyers told court that though CBI didn’t interrogate him from January till now, they don’t oppose interrogation, but there should be no interrogation taking place before CBI submits chargesheet’s copy to Shah.

Shah’s lawyers said, Shah should be interrogated only after chargesheet against him is received and studied well in detail. Lawyers also demanded that Shah’s interrogation should be recorder in video. On this appeal, CBI was ready to provide a copy of chargesheet to Shah’s lawyers.

The court permitted CBI for interrogation of Shah between 28 to 30th of July with video recording between 9:30 am to 5:30 pm.

Meanwhile NK Amin one of the accused of Kausarbi’s killing has applied through his lawyer to become approver in this case. Amin has also applied to transfer him in another jail because his life is under threat according to him in Sabarmati jail. Court will carry our further hearing tomorrow in this regard.

In another development, CBI has issued arrest warrant against Ahmedabad District Cooperative Bank(ADC bank) Director and Chairman Yashpal Chudasama and Ajay Patel. Court approver non bailable warrant against both who were earlier summoned to present before CBI as witnesses.