New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- The Supreme Court today granted interim bail to businessman Nitin Bansal, who had threatened a court-appointed local commissioner with an air gun during a judicial inspection in Faridabad.
A Bench, comprising Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi, noted that Bansal had surrendered and spent six days in custody.
The Court granted interim bail to him on the condition that he deposit Rs 1 lakh with the Delhi High Court Lawyers' Welfare Fund within two weeks of his release.
The order came while hearing Bansal's plea challenging his conviction and one-month jail sentence for criminal contempt of court, imposed by the Delhi High Court.
At the outset, Senior Advocate Shadan Farasat, appearing for Bansal, informed the Be...