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DG Corporate Affairs Bansal's interim bail extended till Aug 3 in graft case

New Delhi, Jul 22(UNI) A Delhi Court today extended the interim bail of Director General Corporate Affairs B K Bansal, who was allegedly found involved in a graft case, till August 3. Bansal, an additional secretary-rank officer in Ministry of Corporate Affairs, was arrested on July 16 for allegedly accepting bribe from a prominent pharmaceutical company. His wife Satyabala (58) and daughter Neha (28) allegedly hung themselves from ceiling fans in separate rooms at their residence in Nilkanth Apartments in East Delhi's Madhu Vihar area on July 19. Both held nobody responsible for their deaths. But separate suicide notes were found, saying the CBI raid had caused "great humiliation" and they did not want to live after that. Bansal's counsel referred to multi-crore scam case like Bofors, 2G and Commonwealth Games and said even in these cases most of the accused were not arrested by the agency before filing of charge sheet. Counsel for Bansal submitted before the court that no relatives were allowed to meet them (Bansal's wife and daughter) that's why these ladies committed suicide. Bansal who was present in the court and was seen sobbing, said, "Sir, my son will also commit suicide." The counsel further submitted that he should be granted bail as he has to perform the rituals related to death of his wife and daughter and he himself was having medical problems. Bansal's counsel termed this submission as "inhuman" and said that CBI was opposing the bail despite knowing the facts and circumstances of the matter where two family members of the accused had committed suicide. He further argued that raids have already been conducted and recoveries have been made in the case so there was no need for sending the accused in custody and then also if he (Bansal) will be ready for the investigation whenever required during the period of his interim bail. Prosecution submitted to the court that they had not opposed Bansal's interim bail earlier keeping in view the incident that had occurred in his family and having "full sympathy" with Bansal, but submitted that probe into the case was going on and if Bansal was required for any rituals, the court may pass order at the appropriate time. Special CBI Judge Gurdeep Singh after hearing arguments on behalf of the Prosecution and Defence counsel extended the interim bail of Bansal till August 3. The Court said"...On account of two unfortunate deaths of his wife and daughter which have taken place in his family, the accused is in traumatic state, I am of the opinion that ends of justice would meet in admitting the accused to interim bail till 3 August. The Court while granting bail directed to furnish a personal bond of Rs 50,000 with one surety of the like amount. The Court further imposed several conditions on Bansal, including that he would make himself available before CBI during the period of his interim bail, if he is required for the purpose of investigation and neither to influence witnesses or visit his office during the period of bail. UNI XC AE 2252
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