Abhay Chautala gets interim bail in graft case
February 22nd, 2010 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Haryana legislator Abhay Chautala was granted interim bail by a city court Monday after he failed to appear before it in a graft case.
Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Judge P.S. Teji granted interim bail to Chautala, an Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) legislator, and fixed the matter for further hearing March 5. Abhay is the son of INLD chief Om Prakash Chautala.
The court had Feb 15 issued a warrant against Abhay Chautala after the CBI’s counsel submitted that summons issued against the leader could not be served despite their best efforts.
Earlier, the court had issued summons against Abhay Chautala and his brother Ajay Chautala and others after taking cognizance of the chargesheet filed by the CBI in a case for allegedly having assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.
The CBI chargesheet filed against Abhay Chautala alleged his assets were 522 percent more than his income of Rs.22.89 crore as per income tax records during the period 2000 to 2005. The agency claimed to have found Rs.119.69 crore worth of assets.
- Bailable warrant against Haryana legislator Abhay Chautala - Feb 15, 2010
- Chautala's interim bail extended in graft case - May 04, 2010
- Chautala gets interim bail in graft case - May 03, 2010
- Why no sanction sought, court asks CBI in Chautalas case - Mar 22, 2010
- Abhay Chautala facing bailable warrant - Feb 15, 2010
- Court rejects plea of Ajay, Abhay Chautala in graft case - Jul 08, 2010
- Graft case against Chautala brothers stayed (Lead) - Oct 22, 2010
- Apex court clears way for Chautala brothers' prosecution (Lead) - Jul 05, 2011
- Hearing adjourned on Chautala son's plea against graft charges - Sep 17, 2010
- Court issues notice to CBI on Chautala plea - May 05, 2011
- Court's 'No' to Ajay Chautala's plea on Pakistan visit - Jun 16, 2010
- Haryana panel formed on takeover of Chautala trusts - Aug 24, 2011
- CBI court summons Jaganmohan Reddy - May 08, 2012
- Ajay Singh Chautala seeks quashing of corruption charges, trial - Jan 03, 2012
- High court refuses to stay graft case against Chautala - Sep 19, 2011
Tags: assets, best efforts, brother, cbi, central bureau of investigation, chautala, cognizance, crore, graft case, income tax records, inld, legislator, lok, New Delhi, om prakash, summons, warrant