Former BJP President Bangaru Laxman, who was Jailed for taking bribe in a fictitious defence deal, was today granted bail by the Delhi High court . Justice A K Pathak said, Mr. Bangaru is enlarged on bail on furnishing of a personal and surety bond of 50,000 rupees each. On September 4, Bangaru had moved the high court seeking bail in the case on the ground that he was old and suffering from various ailments.
Earlier, Bangaru was sentenced to four years in jail, besides a fine of one lakh rupees, after being convicted under the Prevention of Corruption Act for accepting one lakh rupees bribe from a fake arms dealer in the fictitious deal in 2001. Bangaru was caught on camera in the sting operation accepting money in his chamber in the party headquarters and had to quit as BJP chief shortly after the expose which had created a huge political storm.