Overview
- The trial court has finished examining eight material witnesses mandated by the Supreme Court, satisfying the condition for Partha Chatterjee’s bail release.
- Chatterjee’s lawyers moved the special CBI court in Alipore to issue the bail bond order, and his release depends on that directive.
- Because he is admitted to a private hospital, any discharge would also require medical clearance and transmission of the release order from the correctional home to the hospital.
- The Supreme Court’s August 18 order set a four-week timeline to frame Prevention of Corruption Act charges and two months to record key testimony after noting his years in custody.
- The prosecutions center on alleged SSC recruitment irregularities pursued by the CBI and ED, including a 2022 ED arrest and a Rs 20 crore cash seizure, with co-accused Subires Bhattacharya and S. P. Sinha and High Court bail terms limiting his public role and travel.