A Supreme Court bench while hearing the plea challenging the Kerala High Court judgment in a Gold Smuggling case has issued limited notice to examine the question of law involved in the matters only, and not interfere with the bail granted to an accused person in the case.
The Court has also rejected the challenge made by one of the accused against cancellation of his bail by the trial Court while stating that he had played a pivotal role in the alleged conspiracy.
New Delhi (ILNS): The Supreme Court today issued notice on a plea challenging the Kerala High Court order quashing the detention of two detenus under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 (COFEPOSA).
The Kerala High Court reserved its verdict yesterday on the interim bail plea of former secretary in the state's Chief Minister's office, M Shivshankar, in the Kerala gold smuggling case.