The Allahabad High Court granted bail on Wednesday to Ajay Mishra, accused in a corruption case along with Professor Vinay Pathak, the vice-chancellor of the Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University in Kanpur.
Passing the order, the Lucknow bench of the court observed that though Pathak (53) is said to be the main accused in the case, neither the Special Task Force (STF) nor the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has questioned him so far.
The bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan passed the order on Mishra's bail plea. The bench also said the CBI is probing the case now and it cannot be said at this stage how much time the federal agency would take to conclude the investigation.
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The Uttar Pradesh Police lodged an FIR against Pathak on October 29 last year on the charges of extortion, corruption and wrongful confinement.
This was followed by the arrests of three of his alleged accomplices, including Mishra. The STF had served notices to Pathak but he had not turned up for questioning.
The complainant, David Mario Denis, had alleged that Pathak had taken 15 per cent of around Rs 1.41 crore against a project allotted to his company.
The CBI registered the case against Pathak on January 7.
-With PTI Input
