Former Chief Minister D VSadananda Gowda and his wife Datty were today granted bail inconnection with a private complaint filed against them,alleging they had obtained sites through illegal allotment.
Lokayukta Court judge N K Sudhindra Rao granted bail toboth of them on furnishing a personal bond of Rs two lakh eachand a surety.
He also directed the two of them, who were present incourt, not to leave the country without its prior permissionand adjourned the matter to March 26.
The third accused in the case, Anil is already on bail.
On January 2,the Supreme Court had ordered maintainingstatus quo on buildings constructed on sites allotted byBangalore Development Authority to Gowda and Food and SuppliesMinister D N Jeevaraj here while staying the Oct 17 KarnatakaHigh Court order to initiate action against the duo in threemonths.
A woman journalist Nagalakshmi Bai had filed the petitionalleging irregularities in allotment of sites and violation ofrules in construction of buildings.