Raju to be in hospital for about four months

CBI wants a special team of docs to look into Raju's health condition; says he is avoiding the court proceedings citing health grounds

CBI wants a special team of docs to look into Raju's health condition; says he is avoiding the court proceedings citing health grounds

B Ramalinga Raju, the founder of Satyam Computer, was granted bail by the Andhra Pradesh High Court in a case that has become India's largest corporate fraud running into about Rs 14,000 crore.

Raju, who was arrested on January 9 last year and is currently undergoing treatment for liver infection in the state-run Nizam Institute of Medical Sciences in Hyderabad, was ordered by the court to appear before the trial court once he's discharged.

Ramalinga Raju was arrested on January 9 last year and is currently undergoing treatment for liver infection in Hyderabad.

Justice Raja Elango, who ordered that Raju stay in Hyderabad and provide two sureties for Rs 20 lakh each, made it clear that health ground was not the consideration for bail.

Doctors treating Raju told a press conference called immediately after the court order that he has to undergo treatment for at least another 16-17 weeks.

This means he would not be discharged for the next four months if he chooses to get treated in the same hospital.

Raju, the last of the 10 accused in the case to get bail, has been under treatment for Hepatitis-C since September last year.

The CBI, which is probing the alleged fudging of accounts in what was once the fourth largest IT company, said that it would file an appeal in the Supreme Court.

CBI DIG VV Lakshmi Narayana, said, "We will go for an appeal once we receive the High Court copy.

We will also pursue our pending petition requesting the court to form a special team of doctors to look into the health condition of Raju who is avoiding the court proceedings citing health grounds."