New Delhi, May 19 -- The Rouse Avenue court on Tuesday granted bail to a court staff member arrested in a corruption case lodged by the CBI. It is alleged that he demanded and accepted a bribe to facilitate bail for an accused.

A lawyer filed a complaint against him. The CBI had arrested the reader Sanjeev while he was accepting the bribe of Rs 20000 on April 23.

Special Judge (CBI) Atul Krishna Agrawal granted bail to court reader Sanjeev Sadana after hearing submissions by the counsel for accsued and the CBI.

While granting bail, the court noted that the accused was an office bearer in Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi and such an act may cause damage to the sanctity of the court proceedings and the image of the judiciary among the general pu...