Bengaluru, May 20 -- Kannada actor Ranya Rao on Tuesday was granted conditional bail by the Economic Offences Court in an alleged connection with a gold smuggling case.

Despite the bail, she will remain in jail under the COFEPOSA (Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act) case. Tarun Kondaraju, a co-accused in the gold smuggling case, was also granted conditional bail.

The court approved their release on the condition that each submits two sureties and a personal bond of Rs 2 lakh.

The court also barred both from leaving the country and ordered them not to commit similar offences.

Ranya Rao was arrested on March 3 at Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport after DRI officials found her carrying ...