Calcutta High Court Grants Bail To Suspended TMC Youth Vice-President In Recruitment Scam Case
Live LawThe Calcutta High Court has granted bail to former Trinamool Congress youth leader Santanu Banerjee, who was being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate in the multi-crore cash for jobs recruitment scam.Banerjee was one of the many key figures who were arrested by the ED in connection with the scam.In an order granting him bail, subject to stringent conditions, Justice Suvra Ghosh. The Calcutta High Court has granted bail to former Trinamool Congress youth leader Santanu Banerjee, who was being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate in the multi-crore cash for jobs recruitment scam. In an order granting him bail, subject to stringent conditions, Justice Suvra Ghosh held: "It is not in dispute that he is a first-time offender and has not been convicted of any offence earlier. "Article 21 of the Constitution and section 479 of the 2023 Act read in harmony speak in favour of grant of bail to the petitioner on the ground of rolonged detention without trial as well as delay in trial," she added.