A special court Tuesday granted bail to Home Ministry official Anand Joshi, who was arrested for allegedly issuing FCRA notices arbitrarily to several NGOs for financial gains, observing that the accused cannot be put in jail for an indefinite period. Special CBI Judge Vinod Kumar gave the relief to Joshi, who was an undersecretary in the Home Ministry, on furnishing of a personal bond of Rs 50,000 and two sureties of the like amount. "Accusations are serious but the accused cannot be put in jail for an indefinite period. Considering that he is not likely to abscond, bail is granted to the accused," the judge said. The court imposed several bail conditions on the accused while cautioning him "if CBI makes any complaint that he is trying to contact/influence any NGO or witness, the court will cancel the bail." The court directed Joshi not to leave Ghaziabad and Delhi till the time investigation is over and also asked him to deposit his passport with the investigating officer (IO). It, however, said that in case of an emergency, he can leave for Ranchi, where his parents reside, after taking the court's prior permission.