New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- The Saket District Court has recently granted bail to an employee of a call centre who allegedly duped several US citizens. Delhi police had busted an alleged illegal call centre in Mehrauli's Satbari last month. An FIR was registered on November 20, and the accused has been in custody since then.

Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Nirmala Singh granted bail to the accused Pranav, subject to furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 50,000 and a surety bond in the like amount. The court has imposed some conditions upon the accused.

While granting bail, the court observed, "The object of bail is to secure the presence of the accused during trial and not to punish him before conviction."

"Pre-trial detention must not assume ...