AGARTALA, Oct 28 (TIWN): The Tripura High Court on Wednesday granted bail to the three CPI-M leaders, including a party state committee member, accused of harassing District and Session Judge of Belonia.As the Public Prosecutor did not oppose the bail petition of the accused, the HC going abide with the available facts has granted a bail to the 3 accused.Tripura High Court on Wednesday granted the anticipatory bail petition of three CPI-M leaders, including a party state committee member. The CPI-M leaders are accused of abusing District and Session Judge of Belonia Ruhidas Pal in the court on September 2, the day Left Front had sponsored a general strike.It is to be mentioned here that Justice Pal had lodged an FIR against Belonia CPI-M Sub Divisional Committee Secretary Tapas Datta, Member of South Tripura Zilla Parisad Babul Debnath and top CPM leader Trilokeshwar Sinha, giving a detailed account of how the trio had abused and attacked him for attending the court during the strike.Earlier, while rejecting their anticipatory bail plea, Chief Justice Deepak Gupta said, there is no question of bail for the accused who dishonoured judiciary openly. Police should arrest them and during their interrogation must find out who else are involved in the case but today as the public prosecutor has not placed any objection to bail petition so considering the facts and circumstances the HC has granted them bail. CPI-M goons attacked SDJM of Sabroom Sourabh Saha and vandalized the court premises.

 The magistrate had to take refuge in the toilet to save himself from the aggressive picketers.

On September 28 last, the High Court of Tripura took a suo moto cognizance of the incident in Sabroom and Belonia in which two judicial magistrates were attacked by bandh picketers. Chief Justice Deepak Gupta also issued a notice to one of the accused- CPIM leader Tapas Datta asking to file his reply within two weeks but ultimately the HC has issued bail to the acussed.

They were allegedly accused of abusing District and Sessions Judge of Belonia Ruhidas Paul during the Left Front sponsored general strike on September 02 last. Besides Paul, the CPIM picketers attacked Sourabh Saha, SDJM of Sabroom and vandalized the court when he went to attend court proceedings.

According to reports, a group of picketers belonging to the ruling Left parties' trade unions attacked the Sabroom and Belonia SDJM courts on September 2 and tried to assault the magistrates to enforce the nationwide bandh in support of their demands.