Amrit Paul granted conditional bail by High Court

Bengaluru, NT Bureau: The High Court of Karnataka on Monday granted a conditional bail to a suspended senior IPS officer Amrit Paul in the police sub-inspector (PSI) scam case and directed him not to intimidate or influence the investigating officers, who are all his subordinates in the Police Department.

Justice Mohammad Nawaz passed the order while allowing the petition filed by Paul, who was arrested in July 2022 for his alleged role in the scam when he was serving as the Additional Director-General of Police (ADGP), Recruitments.

While directing Amrit Paul to execute a personal bond for Rs 5 lakh and two sureties for the like sum, the court also directed him not to leave the country without prior permission from the trial court and not to induce or tamper with directly or indirectly any prosecution witnesses in the case.