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  • 15 months after arrest, apex court grants bail to Bharat Shah

    15 months after arrest, apex court grants bail to Bharat Shah

    Fifteen months after big-time film financier and diamond trader Bharat Shah was incarcerated due to his alleged connections to the underworld, the Supreme Court garanted him bail yesterday. 

    Shah was arrested on 8 January 2001 for his alleged links with underworld mafia don Chhota Shakeel under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).

    The Supreme Court directed Shah to furnish a bail bond of Rs 100,000 and two sureties of like amount and directed him to surrender his mobile phone to investigating agencies. Shah’s passport, which was surrendered to the trial court, will not be released without the court’s permission. 

    The Supreme Court has ordered an expeditious trial in the case.

    At that time of his arrest, the Mumbai police exposed his alleged connections with Pakistan-based gangster Chhota Shakeel in the making of the film Chori Chori Chupke Chupke.

    Shah’s links to B4U Multimedia, in which he had a 92 per cent stake, forced B4U to transfer all its assets and functions to another group company B4U Television Networks on 1 April 2001.

    Shah holds no equity in B4U Television networks. B4U Multimedia was in fact another name for Shah’s own company VIP enterprises and had been promoted to further the B4U’s plans to come out with an IPO. 

  • SC sets 2 April for final hearing on Bharat Shah bail plea

    SC sets 2 April for final hearing on Bharat Shah bail plea

    The fate of big-time film financier Bharat Shah, who has been incarcerated since early last year due to his alleged connections to the underworld, is to be decided on 2 April, the Supreme Court ruled yesterday.

    A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court yesterday adjourned final hearing on Shah’s bail plea after his counsel said he would be challenging the constitutionality of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), reports state. Shah is currently being held in custody under MCOCA.

    Shah has already made four bail applications in the designated MCOCA court which were rejected. Four more applications in the Mumbai High Court were also rejected. It was following the series of denials that Shah moved a special leave petition (SLP) in the Apex Court in November last year.

    The diamond jeweller was arrested in January last year. At that time the Mumbai police exposed his alleged connection with Pakistan-based gangster Chhota Shakeel in the making of the film Chori Chori Chupke Chupke.

  • High Court adjourns Shah bail plea hearing

    High Court adjourns Shah bail plea hearing

    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.