New Delhi : The Supreme Court will later this week hear the CBI’s plea challenging the anticipatory bail granted to West Bengal cadre senior IPS officer Rajeev Kumar in the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam case.

A bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran on Monday took note of the vehement submissions of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the CBI , and posted the matter on October 17 (Friday). The solicitor general submitted that the probe agency’s plea be listed along with other pending petitions, including a contempt plea for broader understanding and consideration of the entire case.

The bench posted the CBI’s plea along with other pending cases on Friday.

The senior IPS officer was granted anticipatory bail on October 1, 2019 and has no

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