Mumbai, Feb. 4 -- : The Bombay High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Suraj Chavan, a Shiv Sena (UBT) functionary who was arrested early last year for his alleged role in a purported Rs 6.37 crore scam related to the distribution of khichdi among migrant workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Justice Milind Jadhav, while granting bail, directed that the accused be released on a provisional cash bail of Rs 1 lakh immediately, Chavan has been permitted to provide one or two sureties of the same amount within four weeks from his release.
Granting the conditional bail, the court asked Chavan not to leave Maharashtra without permission of the trial court and to desist from influencing any witness or tampering with evidence. He has also been aske...