FREE PRESS The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms VOL. XXXX NO. 284 | INDORE | THURSDAY | MARCH 21, 2024 | PAGES 16 DHONI UNDERSTOOD A LONG TIME AGO: ZAHEER SPORTS `3 - EDITIONS: INDORE, BHOPAL, UJJAIN, MUMBAI, PUNE EDIT Can't keep filing chargesheets to keep people in jail: SC to ED Was hearing bail plea of an accused linked to an illegal mining case from Jharkhand NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has questioned the Enforcement Directorate over filing of supplementary charge sheets to deny default bail for an accused, and to keep such persons in jail for an indefinite period. A bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Dipankar Datta told the central agency this practice - of effectively keeping accused in jail without a trial - troubled the top court. The top court's crucial observation could go on to impact several high-profile figures, including opposition political leaders "The whole object of default bail is that you do not arrest (an accused) till the investigation is complete. You cannot (arrest an accused and) say the trial will not commence till investigation is not complete. You cannot keep filing supplementary charge sheets and then the person is in jail without a trial," Justice Khanna told Addi- NEWS BRIEF KARACHI: 7 were killed when Baloch insurgents stormed the Gwadar Port in restive Balochistan province. PUTIN’S HUGE WIN IN SHAM POLL he whole object of default bail is that you do not arrest (an accused) till the investigation is complete. tional Solicitor-General SV Raju, who was appearing for the ED. "In this case, the person is behind bars for 18 months. This is bothering us. In some case we will take it up and we are putting you to notice in that. Trial has to begin when you arrest an accused," the court said Wednesday . Under current laws an arrested individual is eligible for default bail if the authorities are unable to complete the investigation, or file a final charge sheet, JUSTICE KHANNA within timelines set by the CrPC, or Code of Criminal Procedure. This time period is either 60 or 90 days, depending on case circumstances. The court made a similar observation in April last year; a bench of Justice Krishna Murari and Justice CT Ravikumar said, "Without completing investigation, a charge sheet cannot be filed by an investigating agency only to deprive an arrested accused of his right to default bail..." CONTD. ON P8 32.60c. 19.00c Sunrise : 06.30 Sunset : 06.37 PSC-2024 prelims postponed, to be held on June 23 OUR STAFF REPORTER city.indore@fpj.co.in Citing upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission on Wednesday postponed state service preliminary exam-2024 and forest service preliminary exam-2024 scheduled to be held on April 28. Now, both exams will be held on June 23. In a public notice, MPPSC stated that the decision to postpone the exams was taken in view of the Lok Sabha polls. Though MPPSC officials were initially hell-bent on holding the state service preliminary exam-2024 and forest service exam 2024 on the scheduled date but the Commission has no option but to defer the exams as the district election office cleared that teachers and district administrative officers would remain on election duty during poll code. CONTD. ON P8 r RNI No. 38281/83 QUALITY AT VALUE www.freepressjournal.in TEMPLE RUN! CINEMA PM refused to lay foundation stone as tender not finalised KEN-BETWA PROJECT Project authority has to wait for the completion of LS polls NITENDRA SHARMA BHOPAL Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made his position clear about the KenBetwa project. Modi has issued instructions that there should be a time limit to complete a project once its foundation is laid, and there should not be any hurdles in completing the work. This was the reason why Modi did not lay the foundation of the Ken-Betwa link project, for the tender for Daudhan dam was not finalised. Its foundation will be laid only when the Lok Sabha election is over. The Ken-Betwa Link Project Authority floated its tender, and its technical bid was opened on March 11. Only after the financial bid, the name of the company getting the contract for the work will be clear, which may take some time. Against this backdrop, the Prime Minister's Office has refused to organise an event to lay the foundation of the project before the en- forcement of the Model Code of Conduct. The state government also announced that the Prime Minister would lay the foundation of the project in February . There are clear instructions from the Prime Minister that unless the name of the agency working for a project is not finalised and unless the work starts, he will not lay the foundation of any project. There are six bidders for constructing the two-kmlong dam worth over Rs 10,000 crore. The technical ability of the bidders is being examined. Afterwards, when the formalities are completed, the process for tender for the project will move ahead. CONTD. ON P8 Man thrashed, forced to drink urine for eloping with married woman NEET aspirant faked her kidnapping: Police Main accused arrested Gawadar attack T r Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2021-2023; WEATHER FP FP NEWS SERVICE Ujjain A man was allegedly beaten up, forced to drink urine and wear a garland of shoes after he eloped with a married woman in the district. As videos of the incident went viral, the police arrested the main accused, who is the husband of the woman. In one of the videos, the man is seen wearing a garland of shoes and drinking a liquid, believed to be urine, from a bottle even as some people are shouting at him, forcing him to consume it. Another video shows him being beaten by a woman, with whom he had allegedly eloped. CONTD. ON P8 She was in Indore for past 7 months OUR STAFF REPORTER Indore\Bhopal The 20-year old woman NEET aspirant, resident of Shivpuri district, was not kidnapped, but had faked it to extract money from her parents as she wanted to study abroad with her male friend, said Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan police on Wednesday . Kota SP Amrita Duhan talking to Free Press said Kavya Dhakad had gone to Kota with her mother on August 3, 2023 and stayed there for two to three days in a hostel and then had come to Indore to join her friends. She had not told her mother about her move. Since then, she was staying Bhanwarkuan area, March 19 at a hostel in Bhanwarkuan area. A CCTV footage has also surfaced showing the girl with one of her male friends. "The girl has not been kidnapped, she is with her friends," the Kota SP said. Her 'kidnapping' came to light on Monday when Kayva's father Raghuveer Dhakad received a photo where she as seen tied with ropes along with ransom demand of Rs 30 lakh for her release. CONTD. ON P8