New Delhi, April 29 -- Patiala House Court has recently granted anticipatory bail to businessman Ashok Mittal in a case of an alleged altercation and criminal assault on a woman employee. Mittal is the chairman of Hotel Royal Plaza.

The court granted anticipatory bail to Mittal after noting that he has already joined the investigation and the allegations are a matter for trial. The court also noted that accsued is 80 years of age and suffering from ailments.

The offences alleged against the accused are only punishable up to a maximum imprisonment of seven years. However, while granting bail, the court has imposed strict conditions on Mittal.

An FIR has been lodged in the Police Station, Connaught Place, on a complaint filed by a former...