MDS scam : Anticipatory bail hearing on Oct 25
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 13 2017:
The High Court of Manipur has fixed October 25 for hearing the anticipatory bail petitions filed by ex-Chief Minister Okram Ibobi and former Project Director of Manipur Development Society (MDS) Y Ningthem .
The anticipatory bail hearing of O Ibobi has been listed as item number 30 before the Court of Acting Chief Justice N Kotiswar while the anticipatory bail hearing of Y Ningthem has been listed as item number 6 before the Court of Justice Kh Nobin Singh .
The High Court on September 6 passed an interim order directing O Ibobi to furnish a PR bond of Rs 50,000 and to make himself available for any interrogation by police as and when required, not to make any contact with any individual related to the FIR case and not to leave the country without permission of the Court .
An FIR was lodged against ex-Chief Minister O Ibobi, three former Chief Secretaries namely O Nabakishore, PC Lawmkunga, DS Poonia, former MDS Project Director Y Ningthem and MDS Administrative Officer S Ranjit for alleged misappropriation of public fund deposited with MDS .
The anticipatory bail of O Ibobi was filed in the first week of September while those of the three former Chief Secretaries were filed in the second week of September .
However, similar anticipatory bail petition filed former MDS Administrative officer S Ranjit before the Session Court, Imphal West was rejected by the Court.