Mumbai
The special CBI court asked the accused to provide a surety of Rs5 lakh each and have directed them to be present at the CBI office every Tuesday and Thursday until further notice.
Updated : May 29, 2012, 11:59 PM IST
The seven accused in the Adarsh society housing scam were let off on bail on Tuesday.
The special CBI court asked the accused to provide a surety of Rs5 lakh each and have directed them to be present at the CBI office every Tuesday and Thursday until further notice.
Besides the chief promoter and former Congress MLC Kanhaiyalal Gidwani, the others who got bail are Pradeep Vyas, IAS officer, PV Deshmukh, former deputy secretary in Urban Development Department, Retd Brigadier MM Wanchoo, Retd Defence Estates Officer RC Thakur, Retd Major General AR Kumar and Retd Major General TK Kaul.
The accused have been charged with criminal conspiracy under the Indian Penal Code and also under the various sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act.
The accused applied for bail saying that the CBI had not filed the charge sheet within the stipulated 60 days.
The Bombay high court is monitoring the probe being conducted by CBI, Enforcement Directorate and Income Tax.
The next date for hearing is June 18. The CBI is likely to file charge sheet next month as per the high court’s directive.