Cricketer Ankeet Chavan allowed to leave jail for marriage

New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Rajasthan Royals cricketer Ankeet Chavan, arrested in the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot fixing scandal, was Thursday granted interim bail by a Delhi court to get married June 2.

Additional Sessions Judge Vinay Kumar Khanna granted interim bail to Chavan till June 6 on a personal bond of Rs.1 lakh and a surety of equal amount.

Chavan was earlier denied relief by a magisterial court which said stigma could not be a ground to give him any concession.

Chavan and his teammates S. Sreesanth and Ajit Chandila were arrested in Mumbai by Delhi Police for their alleged involvement in spot fixing in matches for payments up to Rs.60 lakh for giving away pre-determined number of runs in an over.

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