Martin bail plea rejected for disservice to game

Justice Kohli,however,granted him a weeks time to surrender before the trial court to plead for halting its proceedings to declare him a proclaimed offender. It prima facie appears to be a case of human trafficking behind the smoke screen of leading a cricket team abroad. The allegation against the petitioner is serious in nature, observed Justice Kohli.

Expressing anguish over Martins conduct,Justice Kohli noted: He claims to be an international cricket player,who has represented India abroad but prima facie appears to be illegally attempting to send people abroad by making them pose as cricket players while they did not have even the basic knowledge of the game. He has done disservice to the game.

Also slamming him for misrepresenting facts before the court,Justice Kohli remarked: He has also attempted to mislead this court by making false averments and concealing material information (that he made himself available for investigation). Looking at the stature of the petitioner,it can be said that by his conduct,the petitioner (Martin) has neither brought any glory to the country,which he represented at the international level in the past,nor to the sport,which is close to the hearts of millions of its fans across the world.