India, Oct. 25 -- A CBI officer dismissed after being arrested in a Rs.50 lakh bribery case in 2017 is back in service, even as he continues to face trial in the graft case. Former deputy superintendent of police Neeraj Agarwal informed a special CBI court on Friday that the agency reinstated him on September 29 and posted him to its Anti-Corruption Branch in Madurai, following relief from the Delhi High Court.

Agarwal had sought permission to place his reinstatement order and joining report on record in the case. Special Judge Subhash K Karhale allowed the plea, noting that the documents were relevant to the matter.

The case dates back to April 2017, when retired Bank of Baroda head cashier Pradip Shah complained that Agarwal, then wit...