The Delhi High
Court on Wednesday issued notice to Enforcement Directorate on Supertech
Chairman RK Arora plea challenging trial court order dismissing his regular
bail plea in a money laundering case.
The Bench of
Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri on Wednesday sought the response of Enforcement
Enforcement and listed the matter for Febuary 21, 2024.
The plea sought
quashing of trial Court order denying him bail and stating that, "There is
no substantive change in the circumstances. The filing of prosecution complaint
by the Enforcement Directorate does not amount to a change of material
circumstances.
The trial court
Judge on January 24, 2024, while dismissing the regular bail plea of RK Arora,
stated that, after dismissal of previous bail application vide detailed order
dated July 22, 2023, I am not inclined to entertain the present bail
application moved under Section 439 Cr. PC on behalf of accused Ram Kishor
Arora. Accordingly, the same is dismissed, said the trial Court Judge
Recently, the
Court had granted interim bail for 30 days to Supertech's chairman and Promoter
R K Arora on medical and health ground. Arora had moved interim bail cited
health and medical grounds.
Earlier, the
trial court took cognizance on the prosecution complaint (chargesheet) filed by
Enforcement Directorate (ED) against him and others and also issued summons to
all accused named in the chargesheet and firms through their representatives.
ED's Special
Public Prosecutors Naveen Kumar Matta, Manish Jain alongwith Mohd. Faizan had
appeared in the matter before the court.
The Enforcement
Directorate (ED) had filed a prosecution complaint (chargesheet) against
Supertech's Chairman, RK Arora in relation to a money laundering case in
Delhi's Patiala House Court. Arora was arrested on June 27 under the criminal
sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
Earlier, ED
apprised the court that 23 FIRs were registered by the Economic Offences Wing
(EOW), Delhi Police; Haryana Police and UP Police against Supertech Limited and
its group companies under Section 120B (criminal conspiracy) read with
406(criminal breach of trust)/420 (cheating)/467/471 IPC having allegations of
cheating at least 670 home buyers for an amount of Rs 164 crore.
ED also alleged
that the amount collected by Supertech Ltd. was diverted to their group
companies for the purchase of properties and the company with land having much
lesser value.
ED alleged that
the accused persons have acquired properties, and made illegal/wrongful gain
arising out of the said proceeds of crime by involving, indulging and
commissioning criminal activities related to scheduled offences.
It is stated that the
prima facie case for the commission of an offence punishable under Section 3 punishable
under Section 4 of the PML Act has been made.