India, Sept. 11 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee's personal assistant Sumit Roy in the Salboni land scam case where West Bengal government land was allegedly sold and the sale proceeds were deposited in the party's account. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana also vacated its earlier order of August 6, by which it had stayed Roy's arrest.

Consequently, Roy can now be arrested for custodial interrogation in the case. The bench heard the submissions of senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan, appearing for Roy, and Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the state government, before declining relief to the accused.

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