New Delhi, Jan. 11 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday sought the response of the West Bengal government on an anticipatory bail plea filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP and Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs Nisith Pramanik, who has been booked in an attempt-to-murder case.
The BJP Member of Parliament (MP), representing the Dinhata Lok Sabha constituency, approached the top court after a division bench of the Calcutta High Court adjourned the hearing of his anticipatory bail petition last week without granting him relief.
A bench of Justice Bela M Trivedi and Justice Pankaj Mithal of the Supreme Court during the day issued notice on Pramanik's special leave petition and agreed to hear it on Friday.
Senior Advocate PS Patwalia,...