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Madras High Court grants bail to former Minister Jayakumar in attempt to murder case

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AIADMK leader and former Minister D Jayakumar was on Thursday granted conditional bail by the Madras High Court in the first case registered against him on the charge of attacking and parading shirtless, a DMK worker at a polling booth here on February 19 during the urban local body elections.

Justice A D Jagadish Chandra, who granted the relief, said that the petitioner (Jayakumar) shall reside in Tiruchirappalli for two weeks and report to the Cantonment police on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Earlier, the judge was told by the prosecution that Jayakumar may be granted bail with stringent conditions.

The counsel told the judge that the State does not have any objection to the grant of the relief. An affidavit to the effect that he would not indulge in any such activity in the future, may also be extracted from him, the counsel added.