In yet another development in the Zubeen Garg death case, the Gauhati High Court on Thursday did not take up the bail plea of Siddharth Sharma, a key accused in the case.
The bench of the High Court comprising Justice Parthivjyoti Saikia declined to hear the bail application and refused to accept the case.
The bench also declined to hear a separate petition concerning Mahabir Aqua and ordered that the matter be transferred to a different bench for consideration.
This is not the first time Justice Saikia has declined to hear such a matter.
On May 29 last, the High Court bench had rejected the bail application of Shyamkanu Mahanta, one of the prime accused in the case, for a second time.
Earlier, a special fast-track court, constituted specifically for the case, had rejected his bail application in connection with the case.
Accused Sharma had filed the bail application on May 26 amid ongoing legal proceedings in the case. He was arrested on October 1 along with co-accused Mahanta.
Earlier, the fast-track court, presided over by Judge Sharmila Bhuyan, framed charges against Sharma and six other accused under multiple provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
The case, titled State vs Siddhartha Sharma and Six Others, includes charges related to criminal conspiracy, murder, culpable homicide not amounting to murder, extortion, cheating, criminal breach of trust and causing disappearance of evidence.
Apart from Siddhartha Sharma and Shyamkanu Mahanta, other accused in the case are Shekhar Jyoti Goswami, Amritprabha Mahanta, Sandipan Garg, Nandeswar Borah and Paresh Baishya.
