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Power misuse: Sukhram gets interim bail

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NEW DELHI, INDIA: The Supreme Court of India has granted interim bail to former telecom ministerN Sukhram in a procurement scandal that dates back to 1993.

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Justice P Sathasivam and J Chelameswar while hearing bail plea also directed CBI to submit reply by January 16.

It is said that Sukhram had misused his position in awarding Rs. 30 lakh contract to Haryana Telecom Limited (HTL), a private firm for cable procurement at inflated rates.

Meanwhile, former bureaucrat Runu Ghosh and businessman P Rama Rao are also to be released on parole.

Harish Salve, Gopal Subramaniam and Mukul Rohatgi on behalf of the accused argued that their clients were already on bail for last two decades and Sukhram’s age and medical conditions should be considered.

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