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Published on: January 31, 2012 - 02:00
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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from the Goa
government on a plea for cancellation of bail granted to former NCP
leader, Mr Jitendra Deshprabhu who was arrested in connection with an
illegal mining case.
A bench of Mr Justice P Sathasivam and Mr Justice J Chelameswar also
issued notice to Mr Deshprabhu, who is accused of illegally extracting
iron ore in his property in Pernem taluka, on the petition filed by a
Goa resident Mr Kashinath Shetye seeking to set aside the bail granted
to him by the Bombay High Court.
The crime branch has also booked case against Mr Geetesh Naik, a
contractor employed by Mr Deshprabhu, the director of state mines and
geology department, Mr Arvind Lolienkar, the director of transport, Mr
Arun Desai and the chief wildlife warden, Mr Shashi Kumar in
connection with the case.
The petition filed through advocate Mr Devadatt Kamat contended that
the High Court failed to appreciate that the matter pertains to
illegal mining/extraction of minerals worth crores of rupees in Goa.
It said the offence committed by Mr Deshprabhu included illegal
extraction of Herculean amount of minerals without obtaining the
requite approvals, causing enormous loss to the public exchequer.
Secondly, the petition said, the Goa bench of the High Court did not
appreciate that Mr Shetye and other petitioners were not only the
original complainants/informants who brought to light the said
incidence, but were also being threatened and pressurised by Mr
Deshprabhu to withdraw their complaint.
"As such, keeping in the mind the security of the whistleblower and
the kind of threats that were given to them, the High Court ought not
to have entertained the bail application filed by the accused," the
petition said, while seeking to set aside the bail granted to Mr
Deshprabhu on August 16 last.
The petition said that Mr Shetya had also challenged the grant of bail
to Mr Geetesh Naik on which the apex court has already issued notice
to the state government on November 8, last year.
Mr Deshprabhu was arrested by the crime branch on August 4 last after
his anticipatory bail petition was rejected by the additional
principle district and sessions court.
Mr Shetya had filed a complaint on February 13, last year with the
directorate of vigilance anti-corruption bureau, Altinho, Panaji
seeking appropriate inquiry/actions against illegal mining being
carried out in Korgao, Pernem.
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Truth resides in every human heart, and one has to search for it there, and to be guided by truth as one sees it. But no one has a right to coerce others to act according to his own view of truth. - Mohandas Gandhi
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