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A special court on Monday granted bail to industrialist, Naveen Jindal, and others in a case related to the allocation of a coal block in Madhya Pradesh. Special Judge Bharat Parashar granted the relief on a personal bond of Rs one lakh each and one surety of like amount. The matter has now been posted for further hearing on 31 October.
Others who got bail besides Jindal are former Director of Jindal Steel and Power Ltd’s (JSPL) Sushil Maroo, former Deputy MD Anand Goyal and CEO Vikrant Gujral. The accused were summoned for alleged offences of cheating and criminal conspiracy in the allocation of Urtan North coal block in Madhya Pradesh.
The CBI, in its charge sheet, has alleged that JSPL misrepresented the equipment purchase orders and misled the coal ministry. Jindal is also facing trial in a case pertaining to the allocation of Amarkonda Murgadangal coal block in Jharkhand.