Special Court Grants Conditional Bail to MHA Official Anand Joshi

Joshi was arrested for allegedly issuing FCRA notices arbitrarily to several NGOs for financial gain.

CBI officials take Anand Joshi before Patiala House court in New Delhi. (Photo: IANS)

• A special court today granted bail to Home Ministry official Anand Joshi, who was arrested for allegedly issuing FCRA notices arbitrarily to several NGOs for financial gains, observing that the accused cannot be put in jail for an indefinite period.
  
  
• Special CBI Judge Vinod Kumar gave the relief to Joshi, who was an under secretary in the Home Ministry, on furnishing of a personal bond of Rs 50,000 and two sureties of the like amount.
  
  
• The court imposed several bail conditions on the accused while cautioning him “if CBI makes any complaint that he is trying to contact/influence any NGO or witness, the court will cancel the bail.”
  
  
• The court directed Joshi not to leave Ghaziabad and Delhi till the time the investigation is over and also asked him to deposit his passport with the investigating officer (IO).
  

(With inputs from PTI)