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

Overview

• The CBI opposed release, arguing that witness depositions are nearing completion and pointing to remaining vulnerable witnesses.
• Defense counsel said eight vulnerable witnesses have already been examined, while the agency identified two others still considered vulnerable.
• Kalyanmoy Ganguly has been in custody for more than three years in the CBI case tied to alleged irregularities in the 2016 recruitment process.
• Other accused, including former education minister Partha Chatterjee, have previously received bail in the CBI matter.
• Separate Enforcement Directorate proceedings into alleged financial aspects of the recruitment scam continue despite the bail order.