CWG scam: HC grants bail to Suresh Kalmadi

The Delhi High Court on Thursday granted bail to former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairperson Suresh Kalmadi, an accused in a graft case relating to the 2010 mega sporting event.

Besides Kalmadi, former Organising Committee director general, V K Verma, who is also an accused in the case pertaining to the mega-sporting event held, was also granted bail by the high court.

Kalmadi was arrested on April 26 last year for his alleged role in awarding the contract for installing the Timing-Scoring-Result system to Swiss Times Omega at an exorbitant cost of Rs.141 crore, allegedly causing a loss of over Rs.95 crore to the public exchequer.

Kalmadi had earlier moved the High Court seeking bail citing the Supreme Court's judgement in 2G spectrum case and said it has been held that "bail is rule and jail is exception".

CBI, however, opposed the bail pleas of Kalmadi saying the trial is to begin soon and would be held on a day-to-day basis.

CBI had referred to the trial court's January 4 order submitting that it has been decided that the case would be heard on a day-to-day basis soon after scrutiny of documents.