New Delhi [India], The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on a petition filed by Hariom Rai, Managing Director, Lava International, seeking extension of his interim bail by three months. . He was granted interim bail by the court in February on health grounds. However, as his bail period ended on May 15, senior advocate Vikas Pahwa, appearing for Hariom Rai, said there was a need to extend the bail period by six months as he was suffering from a serious heart ailment, Rai earlier Have already submitted the medical documents. Senior advocate Pahwa said that taking note of the submissions of AIIMS, which can be verified by the ED, a bench of Justice Swarn Kanta Sharma sought response from the ED and listed the matter for further hearing on May 13. Rai was arrested by ED.Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) case related to Chinese mobile phone maker Vivo Earlier, the Delhi High Court granted three months interim bail to Hariom Rai, saying, "This court is of the view that the applicant's health The situation is such that he would fall in the sick category under Section 45 of the PMLA and he should be given the opportunity to get treated in a hospital of his choice. The delicate balance between life and death in cardiac emergencies is emphasized in such cases. The importance of prioritizing and requiring special care, to minimize the profound risks arising from these medical conditions, the Court stated that in a situation of cardiac distress each passing moment is fraught with the danger of irreversible damage and in any event In case the applicant does not receive proper and special treatment, this Court will regret, the Court further said that the age of the applicant is about 57 years, and I'm admittedly suffering from angina and cardiac problems. ' Coronary angiography has been advised, and this can be clearly seen from all the medical reports filed by the Jail Superintendent. Such medical conditions have the potential to become life threatening at any time, and thus, they are. are unique in their urgency and seriousness,” the court said before senior advocate Vikas Pahwa, fellow advocates Abhay Raj Verma, Arjun Rekhi P. Rathi, appearing for applicant Rai in the case. Rai, through his petition, had said that since Vivo China wanted to enter India, the applicant had met Shen Wei, the company's CEO, in 2013 to discuss the idea of ​​a joint venture between Vivo and the applicant, LAVA. , a portion of which was to hold 25 percent shares of the latter, however, this venture never happened as Vivo decided to operate its business in India independently.The Applicant and the representatives of Vivo China failed and did not find any fruitful end, due to which the Applicant stopped pursuing the said opportunity and had no further dealings with Vivo China and/or its representatives after 2014. Merely because, over the years, international relations between India and China have deteriorated, it would not mean that the applicant has committed an offense at the relevant time when, in fact, there were friendly trade relations between the two countries," the applicant said. The petition, on behalf of the ED, said certain Chinese shareholders of Grand Prospect International Communication Pvt Ltd incorporated the company on the basis of forged identity documents and wrong addresses, and certain fraudulent activities were detected by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. The ED said that the company was not reported as a subsidiary of Vivo in the official records, while publicly presenting itself as a subsidiary of Vivo. The agency further alleged that the directors and shareholders. Zhang Jie used a fake driver's license to apply for a director identification number.DIN) gave his Shillong address and also used it to open a bank account. An FIR of fraud was registered at Kalkaji police station in Delhi under IP sections 417, 120B and 420. A separate FIR was registered under IPC sections 417, 420, 468, 471. and 120B by the Economic Offenses Wing of Delhi Police on the basis of a complaint filed by Manjeet Singh, the then Deputy Registrar of Companies, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, NCT, Delhi ED further alleged that immediately after the incorporation of M/s Vivo, Bharat M/s. 19 more companies, including GPICPL, were set up across India, which were completely controlled by Chinese nationals. Accused Bin Luo was the founder and first director of Vivo India, GPICP and all the other 18 entities at the time of their incorporation and accused Nitin Garg had assisted in the formation of most of the Vivo Group companies.According to the ED, raids were conducted on the premises of the accused on October 9 and cash worth over Rs 10 lakh was seized and four accused were arrested. , The accused were identified as Chinese national Guangwen Qiang alias Andrew Kuang, Lava International MD Hariom Rai, chartered accountant Rajan Malik and Nitin Garg. Investigation revealed that the PMLA investigation was initiated after registration by the ED. Money laundering case on February 3, 2022.