Former Coal Secretary HC Gupta and four others were granted bail by a special court in Delhi yesterday in a coal scam case. The case pertains to alleged irregularities in allocation of Moira and Madhujore (North and South) coal blocks in West Bengal to Vikash Metal and Power Ltd's (VMPL). <br/><br/>The accused were granted bail on a personal bond of one lakh rupees each with one surety of the like amount. The court has fixed the matter for the 22nd of next month for scrutiny of documents. The case involved VMPL and its officials in which they were accused of making false claims relating to land allocation to allegedly get undue advantage in coal block allocation. The FIR in the case was registered in September 2012.