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High
Court adjourns Shah bail plea hearing
(Posted on 15 January 19:30 pm)
The
Bombay High Court on Monday adjourned Bollywood financier
and co-promoter of B4U Bharat Shah's bail plea till Tuesday
as the defence arguments remained incomplete. However, the
court gave permission for the release of his film "Chori
Chori Chupke Chupke" on the condition that the rights of
the film would remain with the government, Chalo Mumbai
reported.
Shah
had filed his bail plea in the High Court after his bail
was rejected in the special court. The case was brought
before Justice SS Parkar and Advocate Ashok Desai appeared
on Shah's behalf. Shah was arrested on 8 January under the
Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) for his
alleged links with underworld don Chhota Shakeel.
Meanwhile,
"Chori Chori" producer Nasim Rizvi and Shah have both made
counter claims on the seized negatives of the movie while
the prosecution has urged the the appointment of a court
receiver to release the film and deposit the proceeds in
the treasury, according to Press Trust of India.
Public
prosecutor Rohini Salian, speaking on the plea made by Shah
for the release of the film's negatives, informed a special
court that the film producer and accused Rizvi had claimed
during interrogation his right over the release of the controversial
movie.
Both
Shah and Rizvi are being tried under MCOCA for their alleged
nexus with the underworld. In the circumstances, it would
not be proper to release the film's negatives to either
of them, Salian said.
The
prosecutor has suggested that in the interest of justice,
the court may give its ruling on the rights of the film
after the conclusion of the trial so that no prejudice is
caused to any of the accused. Till then, she said the film's
negatives should not be released to anyone.
Shah's
counsel urged for time till January 17 to file his submissions
on the prosecution's prayer for appointment of court receiver.
Accordingly, designated judge AP Bhangale has adjourned
the matter until then.
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