The Calcutta High Court has granted bail to Suman Hazra, a former vendor associated with RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, in the financial corruption case linked to the institution. The court held that Hazra no longer needed to remain in custody, noting that former RG Kar principal Sandip Ghosh had already received bail in the same case, according to Bartaman Patrika.
The Central Bureau of Investigation arrested Hazra on September 2, 2024. He was involved in the business of supplying medical equipment to the hospital. Investigators alleged that he was close to Ghosh, who was the hospital’s former principal. The report does not provide the detailed bail conditions imposed by the High Court.
The case concerns alleged financial irregularities at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, a government medical institution in Kolkata. The proceedings have involved both the Calcutta High Court and the Supreme Court. Hazra’s bail order is the latest development involving individuals connected with the hospital’s former administration.
Ghosh had earlier been denied bail by the Calcutta High Court in the Central Bureau of Investigation’s financial corruption case. The High Court rejected his bail plea on February 23, according to the report. The Supreme Court subsequently granted him conditional bail on October 16, with a division bench comprising Justices M M Sundresh and Prasanna B Varale passing the order.
The High Court’s reasoning in Hazra’s case, as reported, was that there was no continuing need to keep him in custody after the main accused, Ghosh, had received bail from the Supreme Court. The report identifies Hazra as a former vendor and records the investigators’ allegation about his association with Ghosh; it does not state that the allegation has been established at trial.
The development keeps the focus on the judicial process surrounding alleged financial misconduct at a public hospital. Bail is a procedural decision and does not determine the final outcome of the corruption case. The supplied report does not provide details of the next hearing, the investigation’s present status, or any trial schedule.
