India News | HC to Hear on Oct 14 Anticipatory Bail Plea of Lucknow Hotel Owner in Fire Incident Case
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Allahabad High Court will on October 14 hear the anticipatory bail plea of Pawan Agarwal, the owner of Hotel Levana Suites where four guests were killed in a fire incident last month.
Lucknow, Oct 10 (PTI) The Allahabad High Court will on October 14 hear the anticipatory bail plea of Pawan Agarwal, the owner of Hotel Levana Suites where four guests were killed in a fire incident last month.
The order was issued by Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan of the Lucknow bench on the application of Pawan Agarwal in this regard.
At the previous hearing, the court had granted time to the State and the victims' side for filing a reply to the plea.
It was submitted on behalf of Pawan that he is 75 years old and suffering from serious ailments. Since every other male member of his family is already in jail in the case, he should be granted anticipatory bail, he said.
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The Levana Suites hotel which is located in the posh Hazratganj area in the city has been sealed by the administration after the fire incident in September.
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