Supreme Court grants bail to Anil Tuteja in Chhattisgarh mineral case
The Supreme Court has granted bail to former Chhattisgarh IAS officer Anil Tuteja in a corruption case related to civil works contracts. Tuteja is required to stay outside Chhattisgarh and provide a new address while attending all court hearings. The State opposed the bail, citing Tuteja's history of involvement in various scams.
- ▪The Supreme Court granted bail to Anil Tuteja in a corruption case.
- ▪Tuteja must stay outside Chhattisgarh to avoid influencing witnesses.
- ▪The State objected to the bail, claiming Tuteja is a habitual offender involved in multiple scams.
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The Supreme Court allowed bail to former Chhattisgarh IAS officer Anil Tuteja in a corruption case involving the alleged influencing of multi-crore civil works contracts with the District Mineral Foundation (DMF) bringing loss to the public exchequer.A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant directed Mr. Tuteja to stay outside Chhattisgarh in order to avoid influencing witnesses in the case. He has to provide his new address in a week and attend court hearing on each and every date of hearing.The court recorded the State’s objection to the grant of bail to Mr.
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