NEW DELHI: Indian cricketer Ankeet Chavan, arrested on suspicion of spot-fixing earlier this month, has been granted conditional bail so he can get married on Sunday, his lawyer said.
A Delhi court yesterday granted the 27-year-old bail until June 6, Kishore Gaekwad said. The court said there was no threat of the player tampering with evidence in the spot-fixing scandal.
Lawyer for Chavan, who was earlier sent to judicial custody till June 4, told the court that his marriage date was close and he needed to attend the ceremonies and if the wedding did not take place it would cause harm to his reputation and that of the prospective bride.
Chavan, former India Test bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth and a third Rajasthan Royals player, Ajit Chandila, were arrested on May 16 for allegedly taking money to concede a pre-determined number of runs in Indian Premier League (IPL) matches.
The trio have denied any wrongdoing. AGENCIES
