A special court on Monday Dec 26,2016 granted bail to former IAF chief S P Tyagi who was arrested in AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam case on Rs 2 lakh surety and other usual clauses.
The court has asked Tyagi to cooperate in the case and not to leave the country. It was a 30 second thing where the judge came and said, "I couldn't decide the bail plea for Gautam Khaitan and Sanjeev Tyagi. I have granted bail to SP Tyagi".
The plea of other two accused - Sanjeev Tyagi (Julie) and lawyer Gautam Khaitan - will be decided on January 4, 2017.
Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for CBI, had opposed the bail pleas of the accused, saying if set free, they might influence witnesses and hamper the "multi-layered probe by various agencies in more than one jurisdictions involving several countries".
"The persons are of high ranking... The investigation is going on and we are getting support from other countries. If they get bail, they may influence witnesses, destroy evidences and hamper the ongoing probe which is at a very crucial stage.
"We have evidences where the meetings unofficially took place for the purpose of crime. At this stage, please do not entertain their bail pleas. Let the probe be completed," he said, seeking dismissal of the bail pleas of all three accused and adding that the matter has "tarnished country's name."
However, the CBI also told the court that "it is not our argument that the accused may flee from justice."
On the court's query whether the CBI had any material regarding S P Tyagi receiving money, the agency said the former IAF chief had purchased several properties for which the sources of income were not disclosed by him and alleged that he had abused his official position
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