India Times
Suspected cricket bookie Shobhan Mehta, apprehending arrest by Mumbai police, has been granted interim anticipatory bail by a Sessions Court till Tuesday.
Duty Magistrate V V Mantri has kept the matter Wednesday for final order.
Mehta's lawyer I P Bagaria said Mehta has been shown wanted in an FIR registered by L T Marg police station of central Mumbai in which three persons have already been arrested and released on bail.
Police first arrested Ramesh Vyas, proprietor of R B Communication Centre, on February 4, 2005, which has MTNL License. According to police, Vyas was misusing phone lines by installing certain software.
A case was registered against him under the Telegraph Act, Gambling Act and Indian Penal Code.
Co-accused Tushar Gandhi was arrested by police on March 12 and Nemichand Kanugo was arrested on April 28 for the same alleged offence.
Subsequently, all the three accused were released on bail by a metropolitan magistrate.
Defence lawyer Bagaria said Mehta learnt from news reports that he was shown as wanted in the case.
Bagaria said he has sought anticipatory bail stating that he has nothing to do with the telephone connections taken by Vyas. Also the sections under the Gambling Act are bailable, he argued.
