Court grants bail to JD(U) MP, 2 othersin LTC case

April 13, 2017 01:13 am | Updated 01:13 am IST - New Delhi

A Delhi court on Wednesday granted bail to Janata Dal (United) Rajya Sabha MP Anil Kumar Sahani and two others in a case of allegedly using fake bills to claim leave travel concession (LTC).

Special CBI Judge Virender Kumar Goyal granted bail to Dr. Sahni, then Office Superintendent of Air India, N.S. Nair and Anup Singh Panwar, an employee of Air Cruise Travels Private Limited here, on furnishing a personal bond of ₹1 lakh with one surety of a like amount by each.

Case of cheating

Earlier, the accused persons appeared before the court on summons and applied for bail.

Taking cognisance of the chargesheet filed by CBI in the matter, the court had in March summoned them for Wednesday.

While granting bail, the court asked them not to leave the country without its prior permission.

The investigating agency has chargesheeted them for cheating, forgery under the IPC and under the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

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