HC seeks CBI's response on Chautala's plea for interim bail

On May 30, the high court had issued notice to CBI seeking its reply by July 11 on O P Chautala's plea for regular bail citing his ill health.

The court, meanwhile, had extended till July 4 the interim bail of Chautala's MLA-son Ajay Singh Chautala, who has been sentenced along with his father in teachers' recruitment scam.

It had also extended till July 4 the bail of INLD MLA Sher Singh Badshami and O P Chautala's former Officer on Special Duty Vidya Dhar till July 4.

The bail of all the three was extended on health grounds.  The court also directed them to submit reports regarding their medical status on July 4.

It, however, had provided no relief to Sanjiv Kumar, an IAS officer who has been convicted in the case and directed his counsel to file a fresh application for availing bail.  O P Chautala, in his regular bail plea had contended that he is a physically disabled senior citizen having 60 per cent permanent disability.

The 79-year-old politician had contended in his plea that he is suffering from diabetes as well as chronic obstructive airway disease and is prone to both respiratory and cardiac failures.

On January 22, 2013, a special CBI court had sentenced Ajay Chautala, Om Prakash Chautala and eight others, including Vidya Dhar and Badshami, to 10 years jail term for illegally recruiting 3,206 junior teachers in the year 2000.  Among other convicts, 44 have been sentenced to four years in jail and one to five-year jail term.  All of them were held guilty of cheating, forgery, using fake documents as genuine, conspiracy under IPC and for abusing their official position under Prevention of Corruption Act.