Bangaru Laxman gets bail

October 11, 2012 01:25 pm | Updated October 18, 2016 02:11 pm IST - New Delhi

The Delhi High Court on Thursday granted bail to the former Bharatiya Janata Party president Bangaru Laxman in a corruption case following a sting operation by news website Tehelka.com in 2001.

Justice A.K. Pathak granted Mr. Laxman bail subject to his furnishing of a bail bond of Rs.50,000 with one surety of a like amount.

Mr. Laxman was taken into custody by the Central Bureau of Investigation on April 27 after a special court convicted and awarded him a four-year imprisonment. He had sought bail, citing medical grounds and his advanced age.

Earlier, the court had refused him bail, saying it could not pass an order on his plea without going through the case records.

He had sought suspension of his sentence and grant of bail while challenging his conviction by the lower court in an appeal.

The BJP leader was caught on camera allegedly accepting Rs.1 lakh as bribe from journalists posing as defence dealers.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.