Guwahati, June 4 (IANS) The Gauhati High Court on Thursday did not entertain the bail plea of Siddhartha Sarma, one of the prime accused in the high-profile death case involving Assamese singer Zubeen Garg, resulting in the scheduled hearing not taking place.According to legal sources, the bail application filed by Sarma was not accepted for hearing by the Bench of Justice Parthivjyoti Saikia. As a result, no substantive hearing on the plea was conducted on Thursday.Meanwhile, Chetan Dhiracharia…
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Guwahati, June 2 (IANS) The bail plea hearing of Siddhartha Sarma, the prime accused in the alleged death case involving Assamese singer Zubeen Garg, is scheduled to be held on June 4 at the Gauhati High Court. According to court sources, the matter will be heard in the court of Justice Parthivjyoti Saikia.Siddhartha Sarma had earlier moved the Gauhati High Court seeking bail after his plea was rejected by a fast-track court.The fast-track court had earlier denied him bail after considering the …
Guwahati, May 29 (IANS) Assam Advocate General Devajit Saikia on Friday cited multiple grounds while opposing the bail plea of festival organiser and prime accused Shyamkanu Mahanta in Assam’s iconic musician Zubeen Garg’s death probe, stating that the accused could abscond if granted bail by the court. The Gauhati High Court rejected the bail plea of Shyamkanu Mahanta on Friday. Earlier, a Fast Track Court had also dismissed Mahanta’s bail application in connection with the sensational case t…
Guwahati, May 29 (IANS) The Gauhati High Court has rejected the bail plea of festival organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta, one of the prime accused in the Zubeen Garg death case, officials said on Friday. Earlier, a fast track court had also dismissed Mahanta’s bail application in connection with the case that had triggered widespread public reaction across Assam.Sources said the High Court, while hearing the matter, took note of the seriousness of the allegations and the ongoing investigation before re…
Guwahati, May 26 (IANS) The hearing in the case linked to death probe of iconic Assamese singer Zubeen Garg continued on Tuesday, with a Fast Track Court in Guwahati framing charges against seven accused people.The court of Fast Track Judge Sharmila Bhuyan framed charges after hearing arguments from both the prosecution and defence sides in connection with the case.Public prosecutor Ziaur Kamar, speaking to reporters after the hearing, said the court was satisfied with the submissions made durin…
Guwahati, May 22 (IANS) The Gauhati High Court is scheduled to hear the bail plea of Shyamkanu Mahanta on Friday, an accused in the death of Assamese music icon Zubeen Garg. This will be the second hearing on Mahanta’s bail application before the bench of Justice Mitali Thakuria.During the first hearing held on May 15, the court had directed the concerned parties to submit an additional affidavit by May 18.Mahanta, known as the organiser of the popular Northeast festival, has been lodged in ja…
Guwahati, May 18 (IANS) Assam’s Fast Track Court on Monday heard the bail plea of Shekharjyoti Goswami, a former bandmate of iconic Assamese singer Zubeen Garg and one of the accused in the sensational death probe linked to the ace musician.After completion of the hearing, the court reserved its order on Goswami’s bail petition and fixed May 28 for pronouncement of the verdict.Goswami, who has been lodged in judicial custody for the past several months, was not produced before the court on M…
Guwahati, May 15 (IANS) One of the key accused in the death case of Assam’s iconic musician Zubeen Garg, the festival organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta’s bail plea will come up for hearing before the Gauhati High Court on Friday.The matter will be heard in the court of Justice Mridul Kumar Kalita. Earlier, the hearing was scheduled for May 13, but it was deferred and rescheduled for Thursday.Mahanta had approached the Gauhati High Court after his bail application was rejected by the lower court.His …
Guwahati, Jan 30 (IANS) A local court in Guwahati on Friday rejected the bail petition of Amritprabha Mahanta, accused in the death probe of Assam’s cultural icon Zubeen Garg.Mahanta, who was a co-singer of Garg, was slapped with murder charges by the state government-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT), and she has been in jail for the past few months. The singer approached the Court seeking bail; however, it was turned down by the Court.The government-appointed prosecutor claimed that…
Guwahati, Jan 22 (IANS) The District and Sessions Judge’s Court of Assam’s Kamrup district is scheduled to hear bail applications on Thursday filed by all five accused in the case related to the death of cultural icon of the state Zubeen Garg, officials said. According to the prosecution, the five accused, including Shyamkanu Mahanta and Amritprabha Mahanta, have approached the court seeking release on bail, arguing that they have been cooperating with the investigation and that the probe has …