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Sandip Ghosh Gets Bail in RG Kar Corruption Case from Supreme Court
- •Former RG Kar principal Sandip Ghosh was granted bail by the Supreme Court in the financial corruption case
- •The apex court division bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Prasanna B. Varale set aside the Calcutta High Court order
- •He had been in custody for nearly two years in the CBI case regarding financial corruption at RG Kar
- •He had earlier received bail in the doctor murder and rape case at the hospital
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Yes, former RG Kar Medical College principal Sandip Ghosh was granted bail by the Supreme Court in the financial corruption case on Friday. A division bench consisting of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Prasanna B. Varale set aside the Calcutta High Court's earlier order that had canceled his bail.
The Calcutta High Court rejected his bail application due to serious allegations of misappropriation of government funds directly linked to public healthcare. The court also cited concerns that witnesses might be influenced because Ghosh was considered an influential person.
Sandip Ghosh was arrested by the central investigative agency, the CBI, in September 2024 in connection with the RG Kar financial corruption scandal. He had remained in custody for nearly two years before securing relief from the Supreme Court.
