Sachin Waze seeks release in CBI case

The CBI had said that an approver has to be detained till the termination of the trial and cannot be granted bail before that.

“The object, purpose and intention behind the provision is not to punish him for having agreed to give evidence for the state, but to protect him from the wrath of the co-accused since he has chosen to expose their deeds and has thrown himself open to attack by the co-accused,” Special Judge S H Gwalani said in his order on Wednesday. The order was made available on Thursday.

During trial, as per provisions of the pardon granted to him, Waze will have to depose as a prosecution witness for the CBI and his testimony can be used against his co-accused.

The court also said that the grounds taken by Waze in his plea had already been considered by it while rejecting his previous bail plea and that there is no change in circumstances since. It added that Waze’s deposition is yet to be recorded as the trial has not yet commenced and hence, it is not possible for him to be granted bail.

Waze was arrested in the case last year. He is also behind bars in other cases, including the Antilia terror scare and Mansukh Hiran murder case.