The Bombay High Court Tuesday granted bail to former CEO of the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) Partho Dasgupta for his alleged involvement in the Television Rating Points Scam (TRP Scam).
A single-judge bench of Justice Prakash D Naik granted Dasgupta bail on furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 2 lakh and solvent sureties.
The court allowed depositing of provisional cash bail immediately and Dasgupta will have to furnish solvent surety certificates within six weeks.
Dasgupta was arrested on December 24 on charges of criminal breach of trust and cheating.
Dasgupta will have to deposit his passport and will have to report to the crime branch, Mumbai Police on the first Saturday of every month for six months and thereafter once in three months.
He is also asked to cooperate with the investigation and appear during the trial when summoned.
Pending hearing and disposal of the bail application, Dasgupta had also sought release on interim bail in view of his health and treatment or sought to be shifted to PD Hinduja Hospital, a private hospital in Mumbai for his treatment.
However, HC, on January 22, had refused urgent interim relief to Dasgupta and did not intervene.
Surjitt Sahani
