New Delhi, July 7: Delhi's Patiala House Court has granted bail to Shashi Tharoor in the Sunanda Pushkar death case. The Judge said that there is 'no requirement to file a formal bail. Anticipatory bail had been granted by sessions court'. Shashi Tharoor had obtained an anticipatory bail in the case two days ago and he appeared in the court today as summons notice was issued against him.

Here is the news agency ANI's tweet about Shashi Tharoor granted a bail by the Patiala House Court:

Tharoor had called the charges "preposterous" and had said that he would defend the charges. This is the first time that Shashi Tharoor had come to the court in connection to the case reported Times Now channel:

The court has also asked him not to leave the country without permission. Delhi Police has opposed Tharoor's plea.

"There is nothing on record to suggest that accused has tried to influence any witnesses or tamper with evidence. Contrarily he has joined the investigation as and when called," judge Kumar said.

"There is no allegation that he has not co-operated with the investigating agency. Further apprehension of the prosecution that accused may flee from justice and may attempt to shift to foreign country is also without any basis."

The court observed that the leader was not arrested although the case was registered on January 1 2015 and more than three and a half years have already passed.

On June 5, the court took cognizance of the charge-sheet filed by the police.

The 62-year-old MP has been asked to appear before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal on Saturday.

Pushkar, 51, died under mysterious circumstances in a hotel room in south Delhi on January 17, 2014, days after she alleged that Tharoor was having an affair with a Pakistani journalist.

On May 14, police chargesheeted Tharoor under sections 306 and 498A of the Indian Penal Code, pertaining to abetment to suicide and cruelty to wife, which entails a jail term that could extend up to 10 years. (With Agency Inputs)

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