Vanzara gets bail, but won’t walk

The Bombay High Court  had on July 9 granted bail to two suspended officers of the Rajasthan Police in the case.

“Once a particular view has been taken by the apex court, in a particular case, propriety requires that such view is given due regard and accepted. After all, the period of more than seven years is too big a period to be spent as an under-trial prisoner,” Justice A M Thipsay observed.

“When others — also actively and clearly involved in the alleged offences — were granted bail, without bothering much about ascertaining their respective roles in the offences… bail ought not to be refused to the applicant,” the justice added.

The court observed that the SC on March 28 had granted bail to IPS officer Rajkumar Pandian and former sub-inspector of Gujarat ATS
B R Chaubey in connection with the case. On April 28, the Bombay HC had granted bail to three suspended Gujarat officers — Abhay Chudasama, Dinesh M N and M L Parmar.

The court said permitting Pandian, Dinesh, Chudasama, Chaubey and Parmar to be out on bail, but insisting on Vanzara’s detention was not fair.

The judge asked Vanzara to furnish Rs 2 lakh with one or two sureties in the sum of Rs 1 lakh. The court also ordered him not to “directly or indirectly” influence persons acquainted with the facts, to be present in the court on all the dates fixed for hearing and surrender his passport to the CBI.