Friday, December 23 2005 14:49 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Kolkata: Calcutta High Court today (Dec 23,2005) granted bail to Congress ]P Adhir Chowdhury in connection with a double murder case in Berhampore for which he was arrested from his official residence in Delhi on November 19.

A division bench comprising Justice Amit Talukdar and Justice S P Mitra granted bail to the MP from Berhampore on a surety of Rs 50,000.

He has been directed not to enter the jurisdiction of Berhampore in Murshidabad district till further orders.

The Congress MP has also been directed to deposit his passport with the authorities.