New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday extended by five days the interim bail granted to businessman Amit Arora in a money laundering case related to the alleged excise policy scam.
The high court was hearing the plea of Arora, director of Gurugram-based Buddy Retail Pvt Ltd, in which he had sought extension of interim bail on the ground of the medical condition of his wife, who has undergone surgery.
Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain disposed of the application noting that the petitioner was granted relief for two weeks by a trial court here on June 6 and he had to approach the same court within five days to seek extension of interim bail. will be. The High Court said that till then the period of interim bail is extended.
Senior advocate Vikas Pahwa, representing Arora, submitted that the trial court had granted interim bail to his client for two weeks on the condition that he would not seek further extension.Since the trial court had already expressed its mind of not extending the interim bail, he challenged the June 6 order in the High Court.
Pahwa said Arora's wife was in the hospital and suffered a brain stroke in the morning.
The Enforcement Directorate counsel said Arora was granted interim bail by the trial court and now he should approach the same court for an extension.
While pronouncing the order, the High Court directed the concerned trial court to decide on the extension petition independent of any observations made in the June 6 order.
Earlier, while granting interim bail to Arora, the trial court had taken note of his lawyer's submission that his father-in-law had already died and his mother-in-law, who was around 72 years of age, lived in Mohali, Punjab.His wife's two brothers lived in Bengaluru and London. It had noted that no other family member lived close to the applicant's house to take care of his wife and their children.
Arora was arrested by the ED on November 29, 2022, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
The money laundering case stems from a CBI FIR which was registered on the recommendation of Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena.
The CBI had claimed that Arora was a close associate of AAP leader Manish Sisodia and was actively involved in the "management and misappropriation" of illegal money collected from liquor licensees.According to CBI and ED, irregularities were committed while amending the excise policy and undue benefits were extended to license holders.
The high court was hearing the plea of Arora, director of Gurugram-based Buddy Retail Pvt Ltd, in which he had sought extension of interim bail on the ground of the medical condition of his wife, who has undergone surgery.
Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain disposed of the application noting that the petitioner was granted relief for two weeks by a trial court here on June 6 and he had to approach the same court within five days to seek extension of interim bail. will be. The High Court said that till then the period of interim bail is extended.
Senior advocate Vikas Pahwa, representing Arora, submitted that the trial court had granted interim bail to his client for two weeks on the condition that he would not seek further extension.Since the trial court had already expressed its mind of not extending the interim bail, he challenged the June 6 order in the High Court.
Pahwa said Arora's wife was in the hospital and suffered a brain stroke in the morning.
The Enforcement Directorate counsel said Arora was granted interim bail by the trial court and now he should approach the same court for an extension.
While pronouncing the order, the High Court directed the concerned trial court to decide on the extension petition independent of any observations made in the June 6 order.
Earlier, while granting interim bail to Arora, the trial court had taken note of his lawyer's submission that his father-in-law had already died and his mother-in-law, who was around 72 years of age, lived in Mohali, Punjab.His wife's two brothers lived in Bengaluru and London. It had noted that no other family member lived close to the applicant's house to take care of his wife and their children.
Arora was arrested by the ED on November 29, 2022, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
The money laundering case stems from a CBI FIR which was registered on the recommendation of Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena.
The CBI had claimed that Arora was a close associate of AAP leader Manish Sisodia and was actively involved in the "management and misappropriation" of illegal money collected from liquor licensees.According to CBI and ED, irregularities were committed while amending the excise policy and undue benefits were extended to license holders.
