By IANS,
New Delhi : Former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala and his son Ajay were Friday granted bail by a Delhi court that had issued summons against them in a case related to alleged irregularities in the recruitment of teachers in the state.
Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Judge R.K. Yadav allowed their bail plea after they furnished a personal and surety bond of Rs.50,000 each.
The court had on Aug 20 granted bail to 56 other accused and issued summons against the Haryana leaders.
Earlier, the court took note of the findings against the accused and said: “Chautala was the chief minister, who was the sole custodian of law in Haryana state. Ajay was an MP and was supposed to maintain high standard of conduct and rather they took law into their own hands.”
According to the CBI, the accused used forged documents to appoint 3,206 junior basic trained teachers after taking hefty amounts from them that could collectively run into millions of rupees.
The CBI alleged that the appointments were made on the basis of a second set of a final interview list prepared at the behest of Chautala, leader of the Indian National Lok Dal, his son Ajay, Vidya Dhar, political advisor Sher Singh Badsami and Sanjiv Kumar, who had played an active role in the process.
The CBI has sought the prosecution of the accused under various provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act and the Indian Penal Code (IPC) dealing with forgery, using fake documents and criminal conspiracy.
The case was registered on the basis of a Supreme Court order in November 2003.
The CBI subsequently also registered a case against Chautala, charging him with acquiring assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.