Case Summary
Mr. S, a 70-year-old senior citizen, was arrested on a police complaint made by AG. AG an employee of Sankar P. E., found a theft being committed by another individual, namely SS, driver of a vehicle. SS was found stealing cable drums containing 253+256 meters of cable, which were issued free of cost by the New Town division WBSEDCL for AG’s company. The cables were kept in a showroom in New Town, and the theft reportedly occurred around 5.15 a.m. AG found SS stealing the cables and filed a report at the nearest Police station.
How Did Mr. S Get Involved?
Mr S was taken into custody on suspicion that the stolen cables were kept in his godown, which was far from the truth. In reality, Mr. S was given the Power of Attorney by his brother, Mr AK, to use the property that is a godown located at 147/1 Girish Gosh Road, Belur. Mr. S was authorized to transact and use the premises for rent or Lease. This was the godown where the stolen goods were supposedly being kept by SS, who was the one accused of stealing.
Mr. S had signed an agreement with one Mr. UG to lease out the above mentioned godown to XYZ for 60 months from January 2019. The agreement clearly stated that Mr. S being the Lessor had leased out the property to XYZ, the Lessee in good faith and had trusted him of good conduct. The agreement clearly mentioned that the said godown should be used for business with proper Trade License.
The godown was raided on receiving the complaint but nothing substantial was found. Yet Mr S was taken into custody by the Police and was not granted bail on the first hearing.
How Did Kshetry & Associates Help In Getting Justice Delivered?
Learned Counsel Kshetry and Associates took it upon himself to bring justice to Mr S as he was an elderly, law-abiding citizen and was unaware of the situation. Mr S has several severe medical issues, including hypertension, due to which he suffered a brain stroke which led to gliosis. Furthermore, he is ageing and has pancreatic and liver issues. He was oblivious to how his godown was being used for illegal activities, and this case brought about huge mental and physical stress for him, which further made his health deteriorate. His plea for bail was rejected on 26/06/2022, and Mr S was kept in custody till 08/07/2022.
His unfair detainment and suffering bothered the kind-hearted Kshetry and Associates to a great extent, and he persistently applied for Mr S’s bail in court. Finally, Kshetry and Associates obtained bail for Mr S, providing the ailing old man with much-needed relief from mental and physical distress.