The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the West Bengal CID to produce three Congress MLAs from Jharkhand, who were arrested in Howrah district after recovery of nearly ₹49 lakh in cash from their vehicle, before a special court under the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act.
Holding that it was for the special court to hear such matters and not the chief judicial magistrate court where they were produced, Justice Tirthankar Ghosh directed the State to produce the three MLAs by Thursday itself.
Justice Ghosh said that he will hear their bail petitions, which were taken up for hearing on Thursday, on Friday.