Calcutta High Court Grants Bail to Ex-WBBSE Chief in SSC Jobs Case

Overview

• Justice Tirthankar Ghosh approved Kalyanmoy Gangopadhyay’s bail in the CBI case tied to alleged 2016 SSC recruitment irregularities.
• CBI counsel opposed release, citing near-complete witness depositions and materials supporting prosecution, including two remaining vulnerable witnesses.
• The defense noted that eight vulnerable witnesses have already been examined, and the court held further detention was unwarranted.
• Gangopadhyay had previously secured bail in the ED’s money-laundering case, placing him on bail in both proceedings.
• The Supreme Court earlier struck down the 2016 SSC panel for large-scale irregularities, leading to cancellation of about 26,000 school jobs.