Court grants Romesh Sharma bail
February 2nd, 2010 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) A city court Tuesday granted bail to Romesh Sharma, an alleged frontman of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim. He is facing trial with extradited gangster Abu Salem in an extortion case here.
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kiran Bansal granted bail to Sharma and asked him to furnish a personal and surety bond of Rs.15,000 each.
Sharma, against whom the recording of evidence of witnesses has concluded, is accused of providing details of Delhi-based businessmen to Salem, who in turn used to make threat calls to them and demand protection money.
The court, which had recently framed charges against Salem who was extradited from Portugal in 2005, said the trial against the accused duo be separated as the judicial proceedings against them are at different junctures.
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- Abu Salem gets bail, but to remain in jail - May 11, 2011
- Portugal Supreme Court cancels Salem's extradition, CBI unfazed (Lead) - Jan 17, 2012
- Salem's trial to continue, to move Portugal constitutional court: CBI - Jan 17, 2012
- Portuguese Supreme Court cancels Salem's extradition, CBI unfazed (Second Lead) - Jan 17, 2012
- Apex court wants details of Abu Salem case proceedings - Mar 19, 2012
- MCOCA against Abu Salem dropped (Lead) - May 11, 2012
- Court reserves order on dropping charges against Salem (Lead) - Feb 09, 2012
- Court puts off Abu Salem case till Dec 20 - Nov 08, 2011
- Chopper case: Bail for suspected Dawood aide Romesh Sharma (Lead) - Oct 18, 2011
- No bail for Salem, no video conferencing of trial - Sep 30, 2009
- Court reserves order on charges against Salem - Feb 09, 2012
- Court reserves order on Abu Salem's bail plea - Sep 24, 2009
- Court frames extortion charges against Abu Salem - Jul 07, 2009
- Abu Salem's lawyer to take on minister over allegations of luxurious treatment - Jul 29, 2010
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