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Are you hand in glove with the accused? Supreme Court dismisses Prashanta Barman's petition
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News18•13-10-2026, 12:47
Are you hand in glove with the accused? Supreme Court dismisses Prashanta Barman's petition
- •The Supreme Court dismissed the petition filed by ousted BDO Prashanta Barman challenging the Calcutta High Court order in a gold trader murder case.
- •During the hearing, the bench of Justice Arvind Kumar and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi strongly rebuked the petitioner's lawyer for mocking the judicial system.
- •The apex court also sharply questioned the state lawyer, asking if they were hand in glove with the accused for failing to arrest him despite court orders.
- •Prashanta Barman had allegedly failed to surrender within the 48-hour deadline previously mandated by the High Court.
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The Supreme Court dismissed the petition filed by ousted BDO Prashanta Barman, which had challenged the Calcutta High Court's earlier order.
On October 6, the Calcutta High Court division bench ordered Prashanta Barman to surrender within 48 hours, while also halting his salary and threatening to confiscate his properties if he failed to comply.
Justice Arvind Kumar and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi severely rebuked the lawyers, questioning whether the state was hand in glove with the accused for failing to arrest him despite court orders, and stated that they made a mockery of the judicial system.
