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Delhi court gives interim bail to RK Pachauri till next hearing on March 27

New Delhi, Feb 26 (ANI): Delhi court on Thursday granted interim bail to Rajendra K Pachauri, one of the world's top climate change officials, till next hearing that is to take place on March 27. The court gave the decision keeping in view Pachauri’s health condition. The lawyer in the case, Prashant Mendiratta, said that the condition for the bail as given by the court are – he would banned from approaching his Delhi-based think tank The Energy Resources Institute (TERI) and said he cannot leave the country without permission, will not try to influence the witnesses and will cooperate in the probe whenever needed. 75-year-old Dr Pachauri has been accused of sexual harassment by a 29-year-old researcher with TERI. The trial court today said he cannot directly or indirectly contact members of the organization. Feb 26, 2015