Bhuvneshwari Rathore, BA LLB, NMIMS, Bangalore
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE FACTS:
Sanjay Chandra is accused of conspiring with A. Raja, R.K. Chandolia, and other defendants in September 2009 to get a UAS license for delivering telecom services to companies that were otherwise ineligible to obtain UAS licenses. The appellants are accused of violating the Indian Penal Code Sections 420-B, 468, 471, and 109, as well as the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Section 13(2), read with 13(i) (d). Bail was initially denied by the Special Judge of the CBI in New Delhi, and then by the High Court. The seriousness of the charge; the nature of the evidence in support of the charge; the likely sentence to be imposed upon conviction; the possibility of interfering with witnesses; the prosecuting authorities' objection; and the possibility of absconding from justice are all factors that both courts believe are relevant in refusing the applicants' Bail applications. The appellants, who are aggrieved by this, have filed these appeals with the Hon'ble Apex Court.
