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CBI Case Against Mumbai Ex Commissioner Sanjay Pandey Over Alleged Phone-Tapping

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The CBI is conducting searches at properties linked to Sanjay Pandey at 18 locations in five states in connection with the case.

New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation, or CBI, has filed a fresh case against former Mumbai police commissioner  Sanjay Pandey and former National Stock Exchange (NSE) Chief Executive Chitra Ramkrishna for the alleged illegal phone tapping of stock market employees by the former’s Information Technology company. Ravi Narain, NSE Ex CEO, has also been named in the case, according to officials.

The central probe agency filed the case following a complaint from the Union Home Ministry, news agency PTI reported quoting officials.

The CBI is conducting searches at properties linked to Sanjay Pandey at 18 locations in five states in connection with the case.

The probe agency has alleged that iSec Securities Pvt. Ltd, the firm set up by Sanjay Pandey, had illegally tapped the phones of the Stock Exchanges’ employees during 2009-17.

The company reportedly conducted the security audit around the time the co-location irregularities are alleged to have taken place.

The company was founded by Sanjay Pandey in March 2001 after he resigned from service. He quit as its director in May 2006 after which his son and mother took charge of the firm.

His resignation was not accepted by the state government and he rejoined but was not immediately given a posting.

He was made Mumbai Police Commissioner in the government headed by former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.

Mr Pandey retired from service on 1st July 2022, he was replaced by Senior IPS officer Vivek Phansalkar.

Phansalkar had also served Maharashtra Police in various key capacities including Thane commissioner of police and Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad chief.

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While addressing an event on Monday on the legal ties between India and the United States, Supreme Court Judge Justice Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud said anti-terror law should not be “misused for quelling dissent”.

“Criminal law, including anti-terror legislation, should not be misused for quelling dissent or harassment to citizens. As I noted in my judgement in Arnab Goswami vs the State, our courts must ensure that they continue to remain the first line of defence against the deprivation of liberty of citizens,” Justice Chandrachud said.

“Deprivation of liberty for even a single day is one too many. We must always be mindful of the deeper systemic issues of our decisions,” the senior SC judge added.

The remarks came amid massive debate over passing of tribal activist Stan Swamy in custody without getting a bail. There has been a resistance against alleged misuse of anti-terror law UAPA in detaining dissenting voices on the charges of terrorism. Such questions have been asked over the arrests made in Bhima-Koregaon case as well as Delhi riots case.

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“India, being the oldest and largest democracy, represents ideals of multicultural, pluralist society where their constitutions are focused on a deep commitment and respect for human rights,” he highlighted.

Justice Chandrachud said that the top courts in India and the United States have “both been termed as the most powerful courts in terms of their own might”, underscoring that the USA’s “influence on Indian jurisprudence cannot be understated”.

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