Ahmedabad- The anticipatory bail plea of Gujarat minister Amit Shah, who did not turn up before the CBI for questioning in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case, was on Friday rejected by a special court.
CBI Special Court judge G K Upadhaya rejected Shah's application on technical grounds saying it did not mention under what section of IPC he had been made an accused. Shah had earlier applied for anticipatory bail through his lawyer Mitesh Amin.
The minister of state for home, who had been asked by CBI to present himself before it by 1 pm today, failed to appear before the agency for questioning despite being summoned twice. Instead his lawyer turned up at the CBI office in Gandhinagar demanding more time and a questionnaire.
However, both his demands were rejected. A CBI official said the agency is in the process of taking a decision on whether it should issue fresh summons or apply for an arrest warrant against Shah. PTI
