Court grants interim relief
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 24 2023:
Session Judge Imphal West today directed Manipur Police not to arrest Achoibam Deben, executive member of Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) and INC candidate form Lamlai Assembly constituency in 12th State Assembly election.
The order not to arrest Achoibam Deben till 11 am of October 25 was passed today after hearing the senior counsel of the petitioner and PP of the State.
Due to the paucity of time, the anticipatory bail hearing could not conclude today and deferred the matter to 11 am tomorrow.
Nonetheless, the Court ordered that the petitioner Achoibam Deben shall not be arrested till 11 am tomorrow.
Notably, the same Court yesterday called the status report/bail objection report from OC, City police station for hearing in connection with the anticipatory bail filed by Achoibam Deben.
City police station had registered a case against Achoibam Deben and Ningthoujam Popilal, president of Manipur Pradesh Youth Congress Committee alleging that youths led by Achoibam Deben and Ningthoujam Popilal in the name of a rally tried to create unrest and riotous situation and assaulted a police officer on duty in broad daylight on October 15 .
Six youths who were part of the rally on October 15 were earlier arrested and released on bail by the Chief Judicial Magistrate Imphal West on October 18 on execution of PR bond and surety before the Court.