Overview
- A three-judge bench led by CJI B R Gavai with Justices K Vinod Chandran and N V Anjaria granted interim relief and issued notice to the police.
- The court directed release forthwith on a Rs 10,000 bail bond and asked the Registry to communicate the order to the Gurugram police commissioner.
- Singh’s petition alleges retaliatory action for representing clients, citing Section 41A notices seeking client details and relying on the Mihir Shah ruling on furnishing written arrest grounds.
- He was arrested by the Gurugram STF on October 31 in the Suraj Bhan murder FIR linked to alleged gang leader Kapil Sangwan, and a Faridabad court remanded him to 14 days’ custody on November 1.
- Bar associations at Delhi district courts protested on November 6 over the alleged false implication, and the Supreme Court has listed the case for hearing next week.