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Mumbai:
The Bombay Excessive Courtroom on Friday quashed an order handed by a particular courtroom granting permission to former media govt Indrani Mukerjea, accused of killing her daughter Sheena Bora, to journey overseas. A single bench of Justice Shyam Chandak allowed a petition by the CBI in opposition to the particular courtroom order on the grounds that Mukerjea was dealing with trial for a severe offence and that there was a chance of her fleeing the nation.
“The petition is allowed. The impugned order is put aside,” the courtroom stated.
A particular CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) courtroom had on July 19 allowed Mukerjea to journey as soon as to Europe (Spain and UK) for ten days between intermittent durations over the following three months.
Mukerjea had sought permission to journey overseas claiming that she wanted to vary sure bank-related paperwork and different ancillary work after her divorce with former media honcho Peter Mukerjea.
Justice Chandak stated that if Indrani Mukerjea needs to hold out the work from India then the statutory authority concern shall assist her.
The bench clarified that it has not made any comment on the deserves of the case however has solely famous that the particular courtroom order was not cheap, and therefore unsustainable.
Whereas granting permission, the particular courtroom had additionally laid down sure circumstances for Indrani Mukerjea.
Throughout her international journey, she would attend the workplace of the Indian Embassy or its allied diplomatic mission places of work a minimum of as soon as throughout her go to and procure an attendance certificates, the courtroom had stated.
The courtroom additionally directed her to furnish a safety deposit of Rs 2 lakh.
Indrani Mukerjea was arrested in August 2015 after the homicide of Sheena Bora got here to gentle. She walked out of jail in Could 2022 on being granted bail by the Supreme Courtroom.
Bora (24) was allegedly strangled to dying in a automobile by Indrani Mukerjea, her then-driver Shyamvar Rai and former husband Sanjeev Khanna in April 2012 in Mumbai. Her physique was then burnt in a forest within the neighbouring Raigad district, as per the prosecution.
Bora was Indrani Mukerjea’s daughter from a earlier relationship.
The killing got here to gentle solely in 2015 when Rai disclosed it throughout interrogation by police after his arrest in a separate case registered underneath the Arms Act.
Indrani’s ex-husband Peter Mukerjea was additionally arrested for allegedly being part of the conspiracy linked to Sheena Bora’s homicide.
All of the accused are at the moment out on bail. The CBI probed the Bora homicide case.
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