High Court Suspends 4-Year Sentence To Haryana Ex-Chief Minister OP Chautala
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The Delhi High Court grant bail to OP Chautala and said that the suspension of sentence is subject to the payment of a fine of Rs 50 lakh imposed by the trial court.
The Delhi High Court has suspended the four-year sentence awarded to former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala during the pendency of his appeal against the conviction in a disproportionate assets (DA) case.
Justice Yogesh Khanna while granting bail to the 88-year-old politician said that the suspension of sentence is subject to the payment of a fine of Rs 50 lakh imposed by the trial court as well as the execution of a personal bond of Rs five lakh with one surety of like amount.
The court noted that Mr Chautala admittedly spent about one year and six months in custody and the appeal might take some time to come on board for a hearing.
"The sentence of the appellant/applicant (Chautala) is suspended till the pendency of the present appeal, subject to payment of a fine of Rs 50 Lakh as imposed by the learned Trial Court and also on his executing a personal bond of Rs 5 Lakh with one surety of like amount to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court. The appellant shall not visit abroad except with the permission of the learned Trial Court," said the court in its order released on Wednesday.
