Madurai, Sept. 16 -- The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court dismissed the bail petition of Pon Vasanth, husband of Madurai Mayor Indrani, who is among the accused in the Madurai Corporation property tax scam.

Justice S Srimathy rejected the bail plea, noting that the Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing the multi-crore scam, had arrested Pon Vasanth in Chennai on August 12. The State opposed his petition.

Meanwhile, the court granted conditional bail to P. Ravichandran, a Revenue Assistant with the Corporation. He has been directed to appear before the police every day for inquiry and to cooperate with the investigation.

Last week, the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Madurai, dismissed the bail petition filed by Pon Vas...