SC grants bail to Partha Chatterjee in West Bengal SCC jobs scam, to remain in jail

Partha Chatterjee, the former West Bengal education minister, received bail in the SSC cash-for-jobs case. CBI and Enforcement Directorate investigated the case. However, Chatterjee will stay in jail. He still faces charges in the primary teachers...

By ET Online | Aug 18, 2025, 11.37 AM IST

Former West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee has been granted bail in the SSC cash-for-jobs case investigated by the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate.

However, Chatterjee will not walk out of the jail as he continues to face charges in the primary teachers’ recruitment case.

Chatterjee, who was arrested in July 2022, has been in custody for over two years in connection with the alleged irregularities in school recruitment.

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