The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the bail petitions of R.K. Chandolia and Siddharth Behura, former secretary, Department of Telecommunications, say news reports. The Court has issued notices to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in this regard.
A Bench headed by Justice G.S. Singhvi also extended the interim stay on the Delhi High Court?s order which had put on hold the bail granted to Chandolia by the trial court.
With today?s order, Chandolia, who was granted bail by the trial court, will remain out of jail until the next date of hearing.
Out of the 14 individuals indicted in the case, 12 have already been granted bail, while A. Raja, former Minister of Communications and IT, and Behura have not.
