Kolkata:Senior IPS officer Rajeev Kumar, who is under the CBI scanner in the Saradha and Rose Valley ponzi scams, on Tuesday moved his anticipatory bail application before a division bench of the Calcutta High Court alleging that the federal probe agency was "hounding" him.
The bench of Justice S. Munshi and Justice S. Dasgupta scheduled the case for hearing on Wednesday.
Kumar's counsel pleaded for urgent hearing of the case arguing that his leave would end on Wednesday. Kumar has been on leave since September 9.
The counsel also submitted that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was "hounding" his client.
Justice Dasgupta, however, advised Kumar to surrender.
On Saturday, Kumar suffered the latest setback in his bid to secure pre-arrest bail when the Alipore District and Sessions Court rejected his plea.
Kumar is locked in a legal tussle with the federal investigative agency which has been trying to interrogate him.
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Four days back, the CBI had moved a plea for issuing non-bailable arrest warrant against Kumar in an Alipore court, which disposed off the prayer, saying the former Kolkata Police Commissioner could be arrested by the CBI in accordance with law if it feels that is needed.