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Delhi Court Grants Bail to Five in STP Case
A Delhi court gave bail to people accused in a sewage treatment plant tender case.
Bail means they can stay out of jail while the case continues.
The Anti-Corruption Branch says the case involves alleged corruption and favouritism in a government tender.
The accused include former Delhi Jal Board officials, a consultant and private contractors.
They were arrested on August 18.
Reports differ on whether four or five people received bail on Wednesday.
The five-person account includes Raj Kumar Kurra.
Satyendar Jain, another accused, had already received bail.
The judge questioned whether the arrests and continued detention were necessary.
A Delhi court granted bail to five accused in the alleged sewage treatment plant tender scam.
The recipients were former Delhi Jal Board officials, a consultant and three private contractors.
All five were arrested on August 18 by the Anti-Corruption Branch.
The court questioned the circumstances of the arrests and the need for continued custody.
One report described four bail recipients, while another listed five, including Raj Kumar Kurra.
- Who
- Former Delhi Jal Board CEO Udit Prakash Rai, former consultant Ankita or Ankit Srivastava, private contractors Nagendra Yadav, Raj Kumar Kurra and Pankaj Verma, and former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain are accused in the case.
- What
- The Rouse Avenue Court granted bail to four or five accused in an alleged Delhi Jal Board sewage treatment plant tender scam.
- Where
- The case was heard at the Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi; Udit Prakash Rai was posted in Mizoram.
- When
- The bail orders were issued on Wednesday; the five accused were arrested on August 18, while Satyendar Jain received bail the previous week.
- Why
- The court questioned the circumstances of the arrests and whether continued custody was necessary.
Defence and Court Concerns
Investigative Agency's Case
Arrest Legality
Defence and Court Concerns
The defence argued that Satyendar Jain's arrest was unlawful because the reasons for taking him into custody were allegedly not communicated at the time.
Investigative Agency's Case
The Anti-Corruption Branch arrested Jain and the other accused in connection with its investigation into the alleged tender scam.
Continued Custody
Defence and Court Concerns
The court questioned the circumstances of the arrests and whether the accused needed to remain in custody; it also said Udit Prakash Rai could not reasonably have been expected to travel to Delhi at short notice from Mizoram.
Investigative Agency's Case
The agency's case concerns alleged corruption and favouritism in the sewage treatment plant tender process, and the proceedings will continue after the bail orders.
Key facts
- Case
- Alleged multi-crore Delhi Jal Board sewage treatment plant tender scam
- Court
- Rouse Avenue Court, Delhi
- Judge
- Special Judge Dig Vinay Singh
- Investigating agency
- Anti-Corruption Branch
- Bail recipients
- Reports list four or five recipients: Udit Prakash Rai, Ankita or Ankit Srivastava, Nagendra Yadav, Raj Kumar Kurra and Pankaj Verma
- Arrest date
- August 18
- Related accused
- Satyendar Jain had earlier been granted bail in the STP case
Sources
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