Kanda gets bail to attend Haryana assembly
7 Sept 2013 3:52 AM IST
Former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda, accused of abetting the suicide of a former air hostess, Thursday got interim bail from a Delhi court to could attend the state assembly.
Additional Sessions Judge MC Gupta granted the bail till 4 October to Kanda, who has been in custody for the past 13 months. Kanda represents Sirsa in the Haryana assembly.
The court asked him to furnish a personal bond of Rs 5 lakh and a surety of like amount.
‘He has to perform many obligations. Funds for his constituency are unutilized. The public is suffering,’ Kanda’s lawyer said.
Delhi police had opposed Kanda’s interim bail, saying there was reasonable apprehension that he would tamper with evidence.
‘In February, there was a Haryana assembly session. When Kanda did not feel the need to seek bail for attending that session, why is he seeking it now?’ the prosecutor said.
The prosecutor said eight prosecution witnesses had been examined, and many of them were either his current or former employees.
Kanda and his aide Aruna Chaddha were accused of abetting the suicide of a 23-year-old former air hostess. The two have denied the allegations.
The victim left behind a note accusing Kanda and Chaddha of harassing her.
Additional Sessions Judge MC Gupta granted the bail till 4 October to Kanda, who has been in custody for the past 13 months. Kanda represents Sirsa in the Haryana assembly.
The court asked him to furnish a personal bond of Rs 5 lakh and a surety of like amount.
‘He has to perform many obligations. Funds for his constituency are unutilized. The public is suffering,’ Kanda’s lawyer said.
Delhi police had opposed Kanda’s interim bail, saying there was reasonable apprehension that he would tamper with evidence.
‘In February, there was a Haryana assembly session. When Kanda did not feel the need to seek bail for attending that session, why is he seeking it now?’ the prosecutor said.
The prosecutor said eight prosecution witnesses had been examined, and many of them were either his current or former employees.
Kanda and his aide Aruna Chaddha were accused of abetting the suicide of a 23-year-old former air hostess. The two have denied the allegations.
The victim left behind a note accusing Kanda and Chaddha of harassing her.
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