IPL spot fixing: 3 bookies get interim bail

A Delhi court today granted interim bail to three alleged bookies, arrested in IPL spot-fixing case along with three suspended cricketers, on the ground that the "investigation" against them was complete.
Additional Sessions Judge Dharmesh Sharma released three accused Ashwani Aggarwal, Sunil Bhatia and Jitendra Kumar Jain on interim bail while directing them to surrender their passports and restraining them from living Delhi.
"...Accused persons (Ashwani, Sunil and Jitender) to be granted interim bail till such time arguments are advanced on the point of charge," the court said while directing them to furnish a personal bond of Rs one lakh with surety of the like amount.

The three were granted bail on grounds of parity with cricketers S Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan of Rajasthan Royals and 21 others who were given the identical relief on June 10 for lack of evidence against them to be charged under MCOCA.
The same court had rejected the bail pleas of these three accused besides two others, saying the provisions of stringent law Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) were applicable to them.
The police had earlier filed its 6,000-page charge sheet against 39 persons. The 40th accused Chandresh Jain was arrested after filing of the charge sheet in the case.

The police in its charge sheet had alleged accused underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and his aide Chhota Shakeel, who have been "controlling the fixing and betting market" in cricket in India, were behind the IPL spot-fixing.
At present, Ramesh Vyas, Firoz Farid Ansari and Chandresh Jain are in jail. Nine are absconding.
During the proceedings today, the court asked about the status report to be filed by the Commissioner of Police in the case.