TRP scam: Bombay HC grants bail to BARC s ex-CEO Partho Dasgupta
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Updated: Tuesday, March 2, 2021, 17:09 [IST]
Mumbai, Mar 02: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Broadcast Audience Research Council s (BARC) former CEO Partho Dasgupta, an accused in the alleged Television Rating points (TRP) rigging scam.
Justice P D Naik granted bail to Dasgupta (55) on a personal bond of Rs 2 lakh and two solvent sureties of the same amount. The bail plea is allowed. The applicant (Dasgupta) shall be released on bail after furnishing a personal bond of Rs 2 lakh and two sureties of the same amount, the HC said.
Alleged Ratings Scam: Partho Dasgupta has been asked to submit his passport. (File)
Mumbai:
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Broadcast Audience Research Council s (BARC) former CEO Partho Dasgupta, an accused in the alleged Television Rating points (TRP) rigging scam.
Justice P D Naik granted bail to Mr Dasgupta, 55, on a personal bond of Rs 2 lakh and two solvent sureties of the same amount. The bail plea is allowed. The applicant (Dasgupta) shall be released on bail after furnishing a personal bond of Rs 2 lakh and two sureties of the same amount, the High Court said.
The court allowed him to furnish a temporary cash surety of the same amount for a period of six weeks, until which he would have to submit the solvent sureties.
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