Mumbai: The Bombay High Court today asked CBI for its response on the bail plea of former media baron Peter Mukerjea, arrested for his alleged involvement in the murder of his wife Indrani's daughter Sheena Bora.
Justice Revati Mohite Dere who issued notice to CBI, posted Mr Mukerjea's application for hearing on July 7.
He has approached the high court seeking bail after the sessions court rejected his plea on two occasions.
Mr Mukerjea, who was arrested in November last year by the agency, in his bail application on Saturday assailed the lower court orders rejecting his petition, and said there is nothing incriminating against him in the chargesheet.
Others who were arrested in the case were Ms Mukerjea, her former husband Sanjeev Khanna and her former driver Shyamvar Rai. The former driver has been made an approver and granted pardon. In his plea, Mr Mukerjea has questioned the lower court's refusal to grant him bail on the ground that the probe was still on.
It said a further probe once the chargesheet has been filed has no fixed deadline, and merely mentioning that the investigation was still was not a fair ground to keep a man in custody indefinitely.
He was arrested on the day CBI filed its first chargesheet in the court against Ms Mukerjea, Mr Khanna and the former driver, who were arrested last August.
"There is still not an iota of evidence against Peter, and he has been kept behind bars only on suspicion. An arrest on mere suspicion based only on calls at odd hours is extremely tenuous," the application said.
According to the prosecution, Ms Bora was murdered on April 24, 2012, but the crime came to light after the arrest of Shyamvar Rai in another case in August 2015.
The three key accused had allegedly strangled Sheena (24), Indrani's daughter from an earlier relationship, inside a car.
Ms Bora's body was found in a forest in Raigad. The crime, which came to light in August last year, is allegedly linked to certain financial dealings.
According to CBI, Mr Mukerjea was part of the murder conspiracy. While Mr Mukerjea and Mr Khanna are lodged in Arthur Road prison, Ms Mukerjea is in Byculla jail.
