The Supreme Court has rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Bar Council of India (BCI) Vice Chairman, R. Dhanapal Raj..The Supreme Court has rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Bar Council of India (BCI) Vice Chairman, R. Dhanapal Raj (pictured)..A Bench comprising of Justices B. Sudershan Reddy and S.S. Nijjar dismissed an appeal filed by BCI Vice Chairman, Dhanapal Raj against a Delhi High Court order rejecting his plea for anticipatory bail, reports the Hindu..Senior Advocate Ram Jethmalani appearing on behalf of Dhanapal Raj argued that the appellant would not tamper with evidence, and there was no reason for denying an anticipatory bail. The Bench, dismissed the appeal and stated that if the appellant surrendered before the competent court, his bail application would be considered on its merits..BCI Vice Chairman Dhanapal Raj said, “the High Court was wrong in dismissing his application when there was no prima facie case or direct allegation against him, and no substantive evidence had been collected by the CBI even after lapse of one and half months from the date of registration of FIR”. He stated he was elected BCI Vice Chairman in April 2010 and he continued to hold the post. His arrest would greatly impair his dignity and self-respect and therefore, he was entitled to an anticipatory bail..During the last hearing (February 10, 2011) Dhanapal Raj, who was represented by Senior Advocate P.S. Narasimha had argued that the High Court had failed to appreciate the fact that he was not in the capital when the trap was laid on the premises of the BCI in which money was alleged to have been transferred. Dhanapal also stated that a person should not be arrested merely on allegation of commission of an offence..The Delhi High Court had on January 28, 2011 refused the anticipatory bail plea of BCI member Dhanapal on the grounds of the influence he wields in society in general and the legal fraternity in particular. Justice Hima Kohli stated that the bail might result in hampering investigation and influencing the material witnesses, whose statements were being recorded by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)..History: The CBI arrested Rajendra Singh Rana and Manish Tyagi in December 2010 on charges of bribery and corruption for granting false certification to a law college in Ghaziabad. The CBI conducted raids soon after the arrests, and cash was found at Vice Chairman Dhanapal’s residence amounting to lakhs of rupees. Dhanapal was granted interim anticipatory bail for four weeks by the Madras High Court which expired in January 2011. Dhanapal was rejected an anticipatory bail by the Delhi High Court in January 2011.
The Supreme Court has rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Bar Council of India (BCI) Vice Chairman, R. Dhanapal Raj..The Supreme Court has rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Bar Council of India (BCI) Vice Chairman, R. Dhanapal Raj (pictured)..A Bench comprising of Justices B. Sudershan Reddy and S.S. Nijjar dismissed an appeal filed by BCI Vice Chairman, Dhanapal Raj against a Delhi High Court order rejecting his plea for anticipatory bail, reports the Hindu..Senior Advocate Ram Jethmalani appearing on behalf of Dhanapal Raj argued that the appellant would not tamper with evidence, and there was no reason for denying an anticipatory bail. The Bench, dismissed the appeal and stated that if the appellant surrendered before the competent court, his bail application would be considered on its merits..BCI Vice Chairman Dhanapal Raj said, “the High Court was wrong in dismissing his application when there was no prima facie case or direct allegation against him, and no substantive evidence had been collected by the CBI even after lapse of one and half months from the date of registration of FIR”. He stated he was elected BCI Vice Chairman in April 2010 and he continued to hold the post. His arrest would greatly impair his dignity and self-respect and therefore, he was entitled to an anticipatory bail..During the last hearing (February 10, 2011) Dhanapal Raj, who was represented by Senior Advocate P.S. Narasimha had argued that the High Court had failed to appreciate the fact that he was not in the capital when the trap was laid on the premises of the BCI in which money was alleged to have been transferred. Dhanapal also stated that a person should not be arrested merely on allegation of commission of an offence..The Delhi High Court had on January 28, 2011 refused the anticipatory bail plea of BCI member Dhanapal on the grounds of the influence he wields in society in general and the legal fraternity in particular. Justice Hima Kohli stated that the bail might result in hampering investigation and influencing the material witnesses, whose statements were being recorded by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)..History: The CBI arrested Rajendra Singh Rana and Manish Tyagi in December 2010 on charges of bribery and corruption for granting false certification to a law college in Ghaziabad. The CBI conducted raids soon after the arrests, and cash was found at Vice Chairman Dhanapal’s residence amounting to lakhs of rupees. Dhanapal was granted interim anticipatory bail for four weeks by the Madras High Court which expired in January 2011. Dhanapal was rejected an anticipatory bail by the Delhi High Court in January 2011.
