2G Case: Kanimozhi, Four Others Get Bail


New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS): The Delhi High Court Monday granted bail to DMK MP Kanimozhi and four other accused in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case. The order on the bail plea of former telecom secretary Siddharth Behura was reserved.

Allowing bail to Kanimozhi and the other four, Justice V.K. Shali said all the five bail "applications are allowed".

Conditions set by the Supreme Court while granting bail to five co-accused and telecom companies' officials will also apply in the case of Kanimozhi and the other four, the high court said.

Besides Kanimozhi, bail was granted to Kalaignar TV chief Sharad Kumar, Cineyug Films' Karim Morani, and Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables Pvt. Ltd. directors Asif Balwa and Rajeev B. Agarwal.

On May 20, Kanimozhi and Sharad Kumar were named co-accused and sent to judicial custody. Ten days later Morani also joined them in jail.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) earlier opposed Behura's bail, saying that he, along with former telecom minister A. Raja and his former private secretary R.K. Chandolia, was involved in the conspiracy for grant of telecom licences.

The probe agency did not oppose the bail applications of Kanimozhi and the other four.

Behura, Kanimozhi and four others moved the court Nov 23 for early hearing of their bail applications after the apex court granted bail to five corporate executives co-accused in the case -- Sanjay Chandra of Unitech Wireless, Vinod Goenka of Swan Telecom and Reliance Group's Gautam Doshi, Surendra Pipara and Hari Nair.

The apex court ordered the release of the five co-accused, in custody since April, on a surety of Rs.5 lakh each but also allowed the CBI to seek a review if the bail was misused.

Now, only four individuals, of the 14 arrested by the CBI in the case, remain behind bars. These are Raja, Behura, Chandolia and Swan Telecom's Shahid Usman Balwa.

Chandolia and Shahid Usman Balwa's bail application would be taken up by CBI Special Court Judge O.P. Saini Wednesday.

Raja has still not applied for bail since his arrest Feb 2.

Raja, a DMK MP, resigned as minister Nov 14 last year after the Comptroller and Auditor General reported that the faulty auction process in the allocation of second-generation telephony had led to a notional loss of Rs.1.76 lakh crore.

  

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  • Classic Indian, Mangalore

    Tue, Nov 29 2011

    Manoj & Alwine,

    Have you not read the news that the inquiry into allowing Telecom related contracts has now gone back to the time when NDA was in the ruling ? Late Pramod Mahajan is saved because he is no more. The ball is in the court of those very people who were trumpeting 2G.. 2G.. Why do you think our Nagesh Maam is quiet now ?

    NDA was bigger 'Chor' who started the practice that is why Pramod Mahajan who was a teacher before becoming Telecom Minister transformed into a 'Crorepati'. The business of money making got him killed because he did not share his booty with his brother.

    First the previous cases should be cleared then be Kanimolhi, Raja and associates investigated.

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  • Vincy, Bangkok

    Tue, Nov 29 2011

    If Jayalalitha can get bail then why not KaniMozhi?. We should respect the judicial system and the faith of Mr.Raja on the system where he did not apply for Bail.

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  • gerald, modanakp\ bantwal

    Mon, Nov 28 2011

    POOR LADY THOUBA THOUBA FOR CORRUPTION

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  • ISMAIL.K.PERINJE, PERINJE-YANBU/KSA

    Mon, Nov 28 2011

    Manoj Mangalore & Alwine ksa,for a moment I would like to agree your version of judgement!But how about Yeddy then?He did get regular and anticipatory bail almost all cases filed against him!!If Kiran Bedi gets court order(FIR)there should be prima facie enough materials to hook her! Even though I do not endorse the timing of FIR against K.Bedi,we should have faith in Judiciary.Law will take it's own course.

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  • alwine, ksa

    Mon, Nov 28 2011

    I agree 1000% with mr manoj,mangalore.its a real shame.the cbi is a katputli of ruling party in centre. mera barhat mahan,with full of chors

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  • rizwan, Dubai/Mangalore

    Mon, Nov 28 2011

    Really disgusting ... It is nothing but mockery of the Indian law which needs drastic changes if the dream of Anna Hazare has to come true. I do not think even Jan Lokpal Bill will be of any help with an existing weak legal system. We read hundreds on HAPPY comments from daiji readers when these culprits were arrested, but now we have to cover our face with shame. The end result is that the court has given the jobless politicians to comment on the release of these culprits. Now this USEFUL DAIJI FORUM will start receiving allegations and counter-allegations from 2 groups of Political parties by commenting such as "Italian led ..." and "Pakistani led ..." etc. The mystery in my mind is "AM I BLESSED TO BE AN INDIAN ?"

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  • Manoj, Mangalore

    Mon, Nov 28 2011

    Its such a shame to read these 2 news (1)A true Indian like Kiran Bedi gets summons from the court for no wrong doing and (2) KaniMozhi gets bail for duping the country of Crores Of Rupees. Such a shame to democracy. I feel disgraced and feel ashamed to be the citizen of such a hopeless country.

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  • Harsha Malhotra, Mangalore/New Delhi

    Mon, Nov 28 2011

    all are out.. now may be 'anna hazre' will be kept in tihar jail like did to nelson mandela.. for 27 long years..!! all blessing of sonia amma..

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