Bombay HC Reprimands EOW Officials for Misusing Arrest Powers
MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court granted interim bail to Mamta Digvijay Singh, sharply criticizing the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) for what it called a clear misuse of arrest powers. The division bench, comprising Chief Justice Chandrashekhar and Gautam A. Ankhad, expressed concern over her arrest on September 10, which occurred almost three months after her last statement on June 18. On September 12, the EOW apprehended directors Mangesh Kadam and Mamta Singh based on a complaint from Rajat Jhunjhunwala. He accused them of falsifying MGT-7 forms and counterfeit shareholding certificates for Shajas Developers Pvt Ltd and its subsidiary JLS Realty…