Congress MLA Md Moquim gets bail in vigilance case

The HC asked the Barabati-Cuttack MLA to furnish a bail bond of Rs 1 lakh with two sureties.

Congress MLA Md Moquim

In a major relief to Congress MLA Mohammed Moquim, the Orissa High Court on Monday accepted his petition challenging jail term awarded to him by a vigilance case in a corruption case and granted him bail.

While granting the bail, the HC asked the Barabati-Cuttack MLA to furnish a bail bond of Rs 1 lakh with two sureties. The court has also stayed the penalty imposed on the legislator in the Odisha Rural Housing & Development Corporation (ORHDC) corruption case.