LUCKNOW, May 24 -- Nikant Jain, a key accused in the solar plant bribery case, has been granted bail by the court of Special Judge, Prevention of Corruption Act. The court of additional district judge, Prevention of Corruption Act, granted bail to Nikant Jain on Thursday (May 22). The order is yet to be uploaded on the court's website.
The court ordered Jain to furnish a bail bond and a personal surety of Rs.2 lakh each. According to the prosecution, Nikant Jain allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs.5 crore from a company in exchange for approving a solar cell and solar equipment manufacturing unit in Uttar Pradesh through Invest UP.
The bribe was allegedly demanded on behalf of a senior IAS officer, Abhishek Prakash, who was the CEO of Inve...
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