Delhi High Court granted bail to him in the 2008 cash-for-votes case but restrained him from leaving the country without its permission.
Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh, who is undergoing treatment at AIIMS, was Monday granted bail in the 2008 cash-for-vote case by the Delhi High Court on "humanitarian grounds" in view of his "critical" condition.
"Keeping in view the critical health condition of the petitioner (Singh) as he had been continuously in hospital since October 12 till date, on humanitarian grounds I deem it fit to admit the petitioner on bail," Justice Suresh Kait said in his 33-page order.
Initially, the court asked Singh to furnish a personal bond and two sureties of Rs one crore each as a pre-condition for his release on bail, but, later it halved the amount after Singh's lawyers said they were "too high" and would be difficult for the accused to arrange.
Imposing a slew of conditions including that Singh, 55, will not leave the country without prior permission of the lower court, Justice Kait referred to his medical reports and said the jail was not a proper place for him.
"Keeping medical reports in view, it seems to me that the health condition of the petitioner is very critical. Even doctors have advised him not to go in a crowded area and remain in a very hygienic conditions to avoid infection. Obviously, jail is not such a place where conditions as required could be made available," the court said.
Singh, arrested on September 6, will have to furnish particulars of his stay offshore if he goes out of the country, Justice Kait said.
The court also referred to the concession made by Additional Solicitor General Mohan Parasaran on behalf of police that "all was not well" with Singh, who has been hospitalised for multiple problems including kidney ailments.
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