India, Dec. 16 -- The Calcutta high court on Tuesday raised questions on the district court's decision to grant pre-arrest bail to a block development officer (BDO) named in the murder of a jewellery shop owner in October this year, wondering if the court had examined the case diary before delivering its decision.

Justice Tirthankar Ghosh asked whether the Barasat court in North 24 Parganas district had reviewed the case diary before granting bail to Prasanta Burman, the BDO, on November 26.

Justice Ghosh observed that it was unclear whether the Barasat court judge applied his mind when granting anticipatory bail. When Burman's lawyers opposed the state's plea seeking cancellation of the arrest shield, the high court asked them to file ...