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Bail for accused in stamp paper case

Staff Reporter

BANGALORE: The Karnataka High Court on Friday granted bail to Zaheer Ahmed Maniyar, an accused in the multi-crore fake stamp paper racket and a relative of the alleged kingpin of the racket, Abdul Karim Telgi.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is handling the case, had opposed bail, saying Maniyar had collected valuable documents pertaining to Telgi and kept the original documents in Mumbai, Athani and other places.

It said the documents were seized on June 23, 2003 when the Stamp Investigation Team (STAMPIT) was in charge of the case. Maniyar, a resident of Bijapur, it said, was accused No 20 in the case registered at the Madiwala Police Station and for offences under Sections 255, 256, 258, 260 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code.

The CBI said it was on October 6, 2002, that a suo motu complaint was lodged in the Madiwala Police Station stating that Telgi was operating the fake stamp paper racket from within the jail and Maniyar is one of the accused.

Justice Mohan Shantanagouder ordered Maniyar's release on bail on a bond of Rs. 2 lakh and two sureties of a like sum.

He was also asked not to tamper with the prosecution witnesses.

Disposed of

A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Cyriac Joseph and Justice B.S. Patil disposed of a public interest litigation (PIL) petition challenging the appointment of primary school teachers as personal assistants to MLAs.

The Government said Deputy Commissioners of Mandya, Kolar, Dharwad and Chamarajnagar had heeded to the court order and withdrawn the deputation of teachers as personal assistants to MLAs. Based on the Government statement, the bench disposed of the case.

Notice

Justice Rammohan Reddy on Friday ordered issue of notices to the State and the State Entrance Test Committee for selection of candidates to Post Graduate Medical, Dental Degree and Diploma Courses and the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences on a petition by a dental and four medical students.

The students said they had passed the degree examination and intended to take up examination as in-service candidates for PG/diploma courses. They challenged a notification pertaining to selection of in-service candidates and sought a stay on its operation.

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