Sonia, Rahul get bail in National Herald case

A New Delhi court has granted unconditional bail to Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul in the high-profile National Herald case.

The Patiala House court granted the bail on a personal bond of Rs 50,000 each, Times of India reports.

Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh filed the bail bond on behalf of Sonia while Priyanka Vadra did the same for her brother Rahul.

Sonia and Rahul were present at the court during the hearing on Saturday.

The court will next hear the case on February 20.

In 2012, Subramanian Swamy had filed the case accusing Sonia, Rahul and the others - Motilal Vora, Oscar Fernandes, Suman Dubey and Sam Pitroda - of cheating and misappropriation of funds in acquiring the ownership of now-defunct daily, National Herald.