Summary:
Kolkata, Oct 25 (PTI) The Calcutta High Court on Monday extended the interim protection granted to BJP leaders Kailash Vijayvargiya, Jisnu Basu and Pradeep Joshi on their petition for anticipatory bail in connection with a case of alleged assault on a woman and criminal intimidation.The petitioners" lawyers had stated that the woman initially lodged two complaints of assault against them and, after the police filed closure reports on both, alleged in an application before a lower court that she had been sexually assaulted by the three leaders.
A senior lawyer representing the petitioners submitted before a vacation bench comprising Justices Debangsu Basak and Rabindranath Samanta on Monday that a special leave petition (SLP) challenging an earlier order of the high court in connection with the matter was likely to be heard on Monday.
He prayed that the matter may be taken up by the division bench after two days.
The lawyer representing the complainant opposed the payer.
The advocate appearing for the state submitted that since the SLP is pending before the Supreme Court, it would be appropriate to adjourn the applications for two days.
Hearing all the parties, the division bench directed that the interim protection granted on October 14 will continue till November 1 or until further orders, whichever is earlier.