Delhi Excise ‘Scam’: Court Denies Interim Bail to Accused Binoy Babu – News18

Published By: Sheen Kachroo

Published By: Sheen Kachroo

Last Updated: December 04, 2023, 22:39 IST

The decide, nevertheless, allowed him to hunt remedy from any personal physician or hospital of his alternative in Delhi-NCR.(Representative picture)

Babu was earlier on interim bail for 4.5 months on medical grounds. Special Judge M Ok Nagpal dismissed the appliance, saying it was not a match case for granting interim bail on medical grounds

A Delhi court docket on Monday denied interim bail to Benoy Babu, an official of liquor big Pernod Ricard who was arrested in a cash laundering case associated to the alleged Delhi excise coverage rip-off additionally involving AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh.

Babu was earlier on interim bail for 4.5 months on medical grounds, claiming he was affected by illnesses associated to a degenerating jaw bone and gum illness.

Special Judge M Ok Nagpal dismissed the appliance, saying it was not a match case for granting interim bail on medical grounds.

The decide famous that on this case although initially bail was granted to another accused on medical grounds and even prolonged by the upper courts for a while, their functions had been later dismissed with robust observations not solely by the High Court, but in addition by this court docket, because it was felt that the method of regulation was being abused by transferring such frequent functions and these co-accused had been directed to take the specified remedy and even to bear some surgical procedures from judicial custody, although from the personal hospitals of their alternative.

It can’t be ignored that the applicant is confined in custody in a severe case of cash laundering and there are allegations that he was actively concerned and straight related to laundering the proceeds of crime generated via felony actions, the decide mentioned.

Babu was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on November 10, 2022 and is at the moment in judicial custody. The court docket additionally famous that his common bail utility is pending for listening to earlier than the Supreme Court.

The decide, nevertheless, allowed him to hunt remedy from any personal physician or hospital of his alternative in Delhi-NCR.

Keeping in view the whole lot of info and circumstances and in addition drawing a steadiness between the constitutional proper of the applicant to get one of the best remedy of his alternative, he’s being permitted to take remedy from any personal physician or hospital of his alternative located in Delhi or Delhi-NCR space and jail authorities are being directed to make sure that he shall be taken to the mentioned physician/ hospital as per appointment(s), the decide mentioned.

The decide mentioned all bills incurred on personal remedy of the applicant, together with these on transportation and safety, shall be paid by him or his household.

(This story has not been edited by News18 workers and is printed from a syndicated news company feed – PTI)

Sheen KachrooSheen Kachroo is a Sub-Editor with News18.com. She writes on normal news, politics, worldwide news, and schooling. She holds a level in History …Read More

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