123 Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Wednesday granted permission to Trinamool spokesperson and journalist Kunal Ghosh to accompany CM Mamata Banerjee to London from March 21 to March 30. An application was made seeking permission for his London trip because he was released on bail in connection with a Ponzi case in 2017.
A division bench of justices Debangsu Basak and Smita Das De took note that Ghosh was permitted to travel abroad earlier on three occasions, the latest being in 2023.
The bench granted permission on the condition that his wife, Sarmita Ghosh, furnished a Rs 5 lakh bond and Ghosh submitted the amount by way of FD with a nationalised bank to the satisfaction of the trial court.
The bench directed that Ghosh's passport be handed over to him only after furnishing the bond.