Court posts hearing on Aftab’s bail plea to December 22

Saket court will now hear the bail petition of Aftab Poonawala, accused of murdering his live-in partner Shraddha Walker, on December 22 after the court was informed that he was unaware his lawyer had filed an application on his behalf.

In the bail petition, Poonawala’s lawyer had asked the court to release him on bail as his career is at stake.

The accused appeared before Additional Sessions Judge Vrinda Kumari through



video-conferencing.

I would like the counsel to talk to me and then withdraw the bail plea,” Poonawala said, replying to an inquiry by the judge on whether he intended to withdraw the application.

The judge said the bail application would be kept pending and only after the accused meets the counsel, it would be decided whether the plea would be pressed or not.