Former Telecom Minister A Raja's erstwhile private secretary R.K. Chandolia, arrested for his alleged role in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case, has been granted bail by a Delhi Court on Thursday.
Judge O.P. Saini, while accepting Chandolia's bail plea said that the bail application is allowed.
In the 2G spectrum scam case, all the 12 accused who were arrested in the case, have been granted bail by the court except for Mr. Raja and Sidharth Behura have been left back in jail.
Mr. Chandolia, who has been in jail since February 2, 2011, was granted the relief on furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 3 lakhs with two sureties of the like amount.
The court had on Wednesday, reserved its order on Mr. Chandolia's bail plea after hearing counsel for the accused and Central Bureau of Investigation.
The CBI had opposed Mr. Chandolia's bail plea saying he, Mr. Raja and Mr. Behura were public servants and formed the core sector of conspiracy and stood on a different footing from those who are granted bail in the case.
Special Public Prosecutor U U Lalit had said that the core sector of conspiracy comprises of these three men and they fall in the same category which is different from those who are granted bail.
He added that these three men are standing on a different footing and it is unrealistic to draw parity with those who are released on bail.
Vijay Aggarwal, the counsel appearing for Mr. Chandolia, however contended that even the Supreme Court has not scrutinized thecase and granted bail not to the individual who is accused but in the 2G case.
News reported by AR for Newsvision newspaper
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