Former telecom minister A Raja's fate hangs in balance as a Delhi Court on Friday reserved its order on his maiden bail plea in the 2G spectrum scam case for May 15.
Having spent 15 months in jail, Raja, a DMK MP, has sought bail on the ground of parity as all the other accused in the case are already out of jail.
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He also wanted bail to assist his counsel during the trial.
The CBI opposed Raja’s plea, saying the agency was probing a fresh allegation that he got R200 crore as bribe.
Raja’s ground of parity could not stand as his responsibility as a minister was much more than all the other accused, the CBI said.
“I am strongly opposing the bail plea,” CBI prosecutor AK Singh told special CBI judge OP Saini.
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