Rajeev Kumar, an IPS officer, was part of a Special Investigation Team set up by the state government to investigate the Saradha chit fund scam, before the Supreme Court handed over the case to the CBI in 2014.
Hearing the plea, a bench headed by Chief Justice of India SA Bodbe told the Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that he must have top convince him on why Kumar's arrest is necessary as he is a high-ranking officer.
If Kumar was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the case, he would have to be released immediately on bail by an appropriate court on two sureties of Rs 50,000 each, one of whose properties would have to be in the jurisdiction of Kolkata, it was held.
The court asked Rajeev Kumar to furnish a personal bond of Rs 50,000 and two persons as surety in order to get the relief.
Sitharaman pointed out that a drive has been started to clear all pending dues besides, an online portal will be created to monitor the clearance.
Ten of the 12 members of the special investigation team recalled to Delhi.
The Division Bench then fixed Kumar's anticipatory bail plea, which was filed yesterday, for hearing on Wednesday.
A source in the CBI said the agency could use it as a "substantial proof of “non-cooperation” on the part of the former city police chief.
The CBI has asked the officer, Waqar Raza, the deputy commissioner of police (port) to be present before the agency’s officers with files and documents relevant to the Saradha scam.
Earlier, they were issued summons by a five-member team that went to the residence of Kumar at Park Street to quiz the police officer’s wife Sanchita Kumar for the second consecutive day today.
