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Expansion
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 a plea by Arora, director of Gurugram-based Buddy Retail Pvt Ltd, seeking extension of interim bail on the grounds of the medical condition of his wife who has undergone surgery.
Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain disposed of the application, saying that the petitioner was granted relief for two weeks by a trial court here on June 6 and he has to approach the same court within five days to seek extension of interim bail. Till then, the interim bail period is extended, the high court said.
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 revealed its mind not to extend the interim bail, he challenged the June 6 order in the high court.
Pahwa said Arora’s wife was in the hospital and he suffered a brain stroke in the morning. The ED counsel said Arora was granted interim bail by the trial court and now he should approach the same court for extension. While pronouncing the order, the High Court directed the concerned trial court to decide on the extension plea independent of any observation made in the June 6 order.