By IANS,
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court Wednesday granted bail to Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) official M. Jayachandran in the Queen’s Baton Relay scam.
Justice Hima Kohli granted bail to Jayachandran as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was unable to file a charge sheet within the stipulated 60 days of his arrest.
Jayachandran, joint director (finance) in the OC, was arrested Nov 21, 2010 for making questionable payments to Indian-owned London-based private firm AM Car and Van Hire Limited during the Queen’s Baton Relay function in London.
Meanwhile, the CBI also admitted before the court that they were not going to file any charge sheet in the case.
The court granted him bail on a personal bond of Rs.50,000 and two sureties of like amount.
Earlier, CWG officials Sanjay Mahendroo and T.S. Darbari were given bail by the court as the CBI failed to file a charge sheet in the case.
According to the Criminal Procedure Code, an undertrial is entitled to bail if the investigating agency fails to file a charge sheet within two months of his arrest.
The CWG officials are facing charges of causing a loss of Rs.1.55 crore to the exchequer in awarding a contract for the Baton Relay function Oct 29, 2009, in London before the Commonwealth Games.
The CBI registered two cases in connection with contracts awarded at exorbitant rates to London-based AM Films and AM Car and Van Hire Limited.
The CBI said Darbari, Mahendroo, Jayachandran, OC director Raj Singh, director of transport firm Ashish Patel, and other unknown persons were involved in forgery of court records and public documents, using forged documents as genuine and criminal conspiracy. The agency also booked them for corruption under the Prevention of Corruption Act.