HC dismisses advance bail petition of passport official
The Hindu
He had allegedly issued Indian passports to Lankan nationals
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday dismissed the anticipatory bail petition of Senior Superintendent of Regional Passport Office, Madurai, V. Veeraputhiran. The CBI has registered a case against him on a charge of issuing Indian passports to Sri Lankan nationals after allegedly taking bribes from travel agents. Justice B. Pugalendhi took note of the fact that though he abided by the conditions imposed by the court, he had failed to cooperate in the inquiry. The court was also informed that the reason was that he had sustained spinal injuries, after the court had granted him an interim anticipatory bail directing him to cooperate with the inquiry.
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