Chavan gets interim bail to get hitched

Rajasthan Royals cricketer Ankeet Chavan, arrested in the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing scandal, was on Thursday granted interim bail by a Delhi court to get married on 2 June. Additional sessions judge Vinay Kumar Khanna granted Chavan interim bail till 6 June on a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh and a surety of equal amount.

Chavan had been denied relief by a magisterial court on Tuesday which said that social stigma could not be a ground to give him the concession. Lawyer for Chavan, who was earlier sent to judicial custody till 4 June , told the magistrate that his marriage date was close and if the wedding did not take place, it would harm his reputation and also that of the prospective bride.