Yeddyurappa gets bail, three weeks after arrest

Nov 08, 2011 |

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Former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, arrested in two corruption cases, walked out of prison on bail on Tuesday.

The high court granted him bail in one case on Tuesday, while he got bail in the other one case on November 3.

Justice B.V. Pinto of the high court granted bail on condition that Yeddyurappa furnish a bond for Rs.500,000, two sureties for the same amount each, refrain from tampering with evidence and participate in trial court proceedings against him in the two cases.

The arrested Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader was housed in Bengaluru's central prison in the eastern suburb of Parappana Agrahara.

Deccan Chronicle reported on Monday that an 'angry' Yeddyurappa, after being attacked by L.K Advani during the former's yatra, is being pacified by the BJP with a CMship role, again. (Read: Read: BJP offering Yeddy CMship again?)

Meanwhile, Yeddy's lawyers told reporters at the high court premises that they have asked for a copy of the bail order as that and the bonds will have to be given to the trial court.

Yeddyurappa, the first BJP chief minister in south India, was sent to jail on October 15 by the special Lokayukta (ombudsman) court judge N.K. Sudhindra Rao after rejecting his bail plea.

Yeddyurappa spent only a few hours in jail on October 15. He was shifted to a hospital after he complained of chest pain. He spent three days in two hospitals and went back to jail on October 19 after media and opposition parties slammed what was seen as an attempt to avoid jail stay.

He is facing three more corruption and illegal land deals cases and has sought anticipatory bail in them.

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