Racing champion Vikash Anand granted interim bail

National racing champion Vikash Anand, arrested on charges of causing death to a 29-year-old auto-rickshaw driver and injuring 10 people last month while driving his luxury Porsche car, was granted interim bail by the Madras High Court today to appear for law examinations.
"Considering the submissions made by the counsel for Anand and the prosecution, it reveals that the petitioner is a law college student and his examinations are scheduled to be held from October 7, and also considering his future, I am inclined to grant him interim bail from October 7 to October 20," the judge said.
The judge then directed him to execute a personal bail bond for Rs 10,000 with two sureties to the satisfaction of Metropolitan Magistrate, Saidapet here.

The judge further directed him to surrender before the magistrate on October 21 and posted the matter for further hearing to the same date.
Another autodriver and nine others were injured when the car allegedly driven by Vikash Anand in an inebriated condition, rammed the autorickshaws in the wee hours of September 19.
Vikash and his his friend were arrested later under various sections of IPC including Sections 304 (ii) (culpable homicide not amounting to murder).