HC criticises WB govt for delay in prosecution sanction in school jobs case, grants bail to Sinha

KOLKATA: (Feb 28) Criticising the West Bengal government for prolonged delay in granting sanction for prosecution, the Calcutta High Court has granted bail to former School Service Commission advisor SP Sinha in a money laundering case linked to the school jobs scam.

Granting conditional bail on Friday, Justice Jay Sengupta directed Sinha to furnish a bond of Rs 1 lakh with two sureties of like amount each and to surrender his passport before the special PMLA court.

Noting that large sums were allegedly collected from school job aspirants on the promise of securing government posts of assistant teachers, the court observed, "The allegations are perhaps even more heinous than commission of offences by chit fund operators."