New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday dismissed the bail applications of two former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee officials and extended their judicial custody by 14 days.
Special CBI judge A S Yadav declined to release the accused T S Darbari and M Jayachandran, close aides of OC chairman Suresh Kalmadi, while allowing the CBI's plea that the charges against them were grave and the probe was still at the initial stage.
The court meanwhile, sent Darbari, Jayachandran and another accused Sanjay Mahendroo in judicial custody till Decemeber 24.
Darbari and Mahendroo were arrested on November 15. Jaychandran is in custody since November 21. Mahendroo has so far not filed the bail application.
During the arguments CBI had opposed their bail plea contending that the matter was at an initial stage of investigation and the probe agency was yet to record the statements of witnesses.
"We are against the bail plea of the accused in view of the fact that the probe is still at the initial stage and considering the gravity of the offences. We are yet to record the statement of witnesses, including oral testimony," the CBI prosecutor had told Special Judge A S Yadav.
The prosecutor was replying to the bail arguments of the counsel of Darbari and Jayachandran, who are facing charges of causing losses to the state exchequer in award of contract to the tune of Rs 1.55 crore with regard to Queen's Baton Relay (QBR) in London before the mega event.
Both the accused had sought their release on bail stating that they were no longer required for investigation.
They claimed innocence in the case contending that they on their own had not finalised any contract and it was the decision of a high-powered committee.
They had also submitted that they were not in a position to tamper with the evidence or influence the witnesses as the probe agency had already seized various documents and computers from their offices.
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