New Delhi: Businessman Abhishek Verma and his wife were on Saturday granted bail by a court dealing with a money laundering case after Enforcement Directorate failed to file the charge sheet against them but another court refused to give them relief in a fresh case of alleged forgery in which they have not been arrested.
The couple would remain in jail under judicial custody as they are yet to secure bail in a case lodged against them by CBI under the Official Secrets Act (OSA). In a case of forgery registered by CBI in September in which Vermas have not been arrested, the duo sought permisison to surrender before the court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vidya Parkash who rejected their plea.
The fresh case was registered against "Verma and unknown others" for allegedly forging a letter dated April 10, 2009 purportedly issued under the signatures of CBI SP Ramnish. The FIR, registered on Raminsh's complaint, said the forged letter, addressed to Interpol, referred to certain foreign investigation related to the operation of Verma's overseas bank accounts which were sealed during the probe into the Naval War Room leak case.
Earlier in the day, Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Gautam Manan granted bail to Verma and his wife on a personal bond of Rs one lakh and a surety of the like amount observing that ED has failed to file the charge sheet against the couple within the stipulated 60 days period.
"In view of the facts and circumstances, the accused (Verma and Anca) are granted bail on furnishing a personal bond of Rs one lakh and one surety of the like amount," the court said after ED's prosecutor Naveen Kumar Matta said the agency would not file the charge sheet against them today.
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