World · South & Central Asia · 16 hrs ago
India's Supreme Court grants bail to former RG Kar hospital chief
India's Supreme Court granted bail to Sandip Ghosh in a corruption case involving RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.
Ghosh is the hospital's former principal and was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation in September 2024.
He is accused of irregularities in hospital purchasing contracts and steering work to people close to him.
The case came to wider attention after allegations of corruption emerged following the rape and murder of a young doctor at the hospital in August 2024.
The Supreme Court said Ghosh had spent more than two years in custody, while only seven of 147 witnesses have testified.
It overturned the Calcutta High Court's earlier refusal to grant bail, which cited concerns about possible influence on witnesses.
The ruling allows Ghosh to leave custody on bail, while the trial continues.
India’s Supreme Court granted bail to former RG Kar Medical College and Hospital principal Sandip Ghosh in a case alleging financial irregularities at the hospital.
The court cited the slow pace of the trial and Ghosh’s long time in custody.
It noted that only seven of 147 witnesses had testified so far.
The ruling overturned the Calcutta High Court’s earlier rejection of Ghosh’s bail request.
Ghosh was arrested by the CBI on 2 September 2024.
- Who
- Sandip Ghosh, former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
- What
- The Supreme Court granted him bail in a case alleging financial irregularities at the hospital.
- When
- 16 October 2026.
- Where
- India’s Supreme Court in New Delhi.
- Why
- The court cited his long time in custody and the slow pace of the trial.
Supreme Court
Calcutta High Court
Basis for bail
Supreme Court
The trial was progressing slowly, with only seven of 147 witnesses heard, and Ghosh had spent a long time in custody.
Calcutta High Court
The High Court rejected bail, citing allegations of public funds being misappropriated and concern that Ghosh could influence witnesses.
A rape and murder at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital brought allegations against Ghosh into public view.
The CBI arrested Ghosh in the financial irregularities case.
The Supreme Court overturned the High Court’s decision and granted Ghosh bail.
- Accused
- Sandip Ghosh
- Hospital
- RG Kar Medical College and Hospital
- Arrest date
- 2 September 2024
- Witnesses
- 7 of 147 had testified
- Bail decision
- Supreme Court, 16 October 2026