Fake degree case: Delhi Court grants bail to Jitender Singh Tomar

It also directed the former minister to fully cooperate with the investigation agency and to join police investigations as and when required. The court also asked Tomar to deposit a personal bond of Rs 50,000 and a surety of the like amount.

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Tomar, the MLA from Trinagar, was arrested on June 9 following a probe by the Delhi Police in the alleged fake law degree case. The magisterial court had rejected Tomar’s bail pleas twice after he was sent to judicial custody.

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The sessions court on Wednesday had reserved its order on Tomar’s bail plea for Thursday. During arguments, advocate Harshit Jain, appearing for Tomar, had sought bail saying the entire case was based on documentary evidence and there was no question of Tomar tampering with evidence or influencing  witnesses.
While seeking bail, Jain had argued that verification and analysis of documents was a lengthy process and there was no need to extend Tomar’s judicial custody.

Additional Public Prosecutor Atul Srivastava had opposed the plea on the grounds that investigation was still going on and Tomar could influence witnesses as he was an influential position.