Special CBI Judge O P Saini had on May 11 reserved his order on Mr. Raja’s bail plea for Tuesday (today) after hearing arguments from the CBI and counsel for the DMK MP. The former Telecom Minister A Raja was arrested on February 2 last year and is facing trial in the 2G spectrum allocation case.

Mr. Raja has sought bail on the ground of parity with other 13 co-accused who have already secured it from the Supreme Court, Delhi High Court and the trial court. In his bail plea, Mr. Raja had said that case against him is “false and fabricated” and “not sustainable in law.” He sought bail saying the Supreme Court, while granting bail to former Telecom Secretary Sidharth Behura, had not distinguished the case of public servant with others. Mr. Raja’s counsel had also said that he and Mr. Behura are facing similar charges of abatement, conspiracy and criminal breach of trust.

The CBI had vehemently opposed Mr. Raja’s bail saying he cannot be released on the ground of parity as the charges levelled against him are of serious nature. During the probe, it has come to light that Mr. Raja and others received bribe of another Rs 200 crore in connection with the spectrum scam, it said. The CBI prosecutor had raised questions on Mr. Raja’s alleged links with Mauritius-based Delphi Investment Ltd, in which Reliance Telecom Ltd had allegedly transferred its shares and said if released on bail at this stage, he might tamper with the evidence.