A Delhi Court refused to grant bail to suspended IAS officer Ravi Inder Singh,accused of passing official information from Home Ministry to unauthorised persons,saying the nature and gravity of his alleged offence is sufficient to deny any relief. "The nature of his offence,the gravity of his act and the position and the power he wielded is sufficient to deny the relief sought. They are all sufficient to influence witnesses and negates evidence," Special Judge Rakesh Siddharth said. Singh,who was working as Director (Internal Security) in the Home Ministry,and Vineet Kumar,CMD of Kolkata-based Temptation Food Pvt Ltd,who was allegedly acting as a middleman for him,were arrested by Delhi Police's Special Cell on November 23. The IAS officer allegedly took illegal gratification from co-accused Kumar in the form of his lodging expenses at a guest house here since his deputation to New Delhi from Kolkata in January this year. He also allegedly used a car provided by Kumar. Kumar was also accused of acting at the behest of a US-based telecom company to procure information relating to some files. A case was registered against the duo under various provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act and the Indian Penal Code dealing with criminal conspiracy and destruction of evidence.
