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The Economic Times/ - Politics/Nation, Sex, 11 de Maio de 2012
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2G case: Siddharth Behura walks out of
Tihar jail on bail
NEW DELHI: Two days after getting bail from the
Supreme Court in the 2G case, former Telecom
Secretary Siddharth Behura was today released from
the Tihar Jail after a lapse of over 15 months since his
arrest.
Behura, arrested on February 2 last year along with
former Telecom Minister A Raja, stepped out of of the
jail in evening after their lawyers furnished the bail
bond before Special CBI Judge O P Saini today.
"Behura has been released from the Tihar Jail. We had
furnished the bail bond before the trial court today after
which the release warrants were issued," Behura's
counsel Pramod Jalan said.
A bench of justices G S Singhvi and H L Dattu had
granted bail to Behura on May 9 on a personal bond of
Rs 10 lakh and surety of Rs 5 lakh respectively.
Behura had challenged the high court's order of
December 16, 2011, which had denied him the bail on
the ground that he was the "perpetrator" of the alleged
illegal design of Raja and cannot claim benefit of parity
with others released on bail.
Behura is facing trial in the case along with other 13
accused, including Raja and DMK MP Kanimozhi.
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