Enforcement Directorate step to plea against Ratul Puri bail has seen disappointment recently. The Delhi Court rejected its request to cancel the bail granted to him in AgustaWestland money laundering case. Justice Suresh Kait with his single Judge Bench said that “It was decided that once the bail has been given, it cannot be canceled mechanically. It cannot be canceled without taking into account the extraordinary circumstances that are unfavorable for a fair trial. There is no denying fact that, the bail can only be revoked for those who discerning few cases where it is proved that the people who were granted bail is misusing the same but in this case all of these facts are lost" Following the decision of the Supreme Court in Dolat Ram and others vs. the State of Haryana, the Court found that the bail could be cancelled only on the basis of interference or attempts at the functioning of the judiciary, disguises or efforts to ensure the functioning of the judiciary or abuse of the concession granted to the accused in any manner. The court also found that the investigation of the AgustaWestland case had been going on for more than five years and that 46 defendants sued 25 abroad. Added further “Although the investigation may take years to complete, Puri has been serving 100 days of pre-trial detention and has been questioned significantly” It was also found that Puri is not a risk of running away because he is rooted in the community and is not afraid of influencing witnesses because their statements have become part of the court records. In view of the above, the Court concluded that there was no reason to interfere in the granting of guarantees. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Ratul Puri on dated September 2019. He has finally remained in pre-trial detention after detention from ED. Puri was arrested after a forward-looking application was rejected by the CBI court and the Supreme Court on the grounds that the investigation of the case for his role was at an important stage. The role of Ratul Puri in the AgustaWestland case arose after the deportation of Rajiv Saxena and Sushen Mohan Gupta from Dubai in early 2019. According to Puri prosecutors, there was incriminating evidence, including Susan Mohan Gupta's diary and e-mails restored by Rajiv Saxena, revealing that Puri had received the results from AgustaWestland transaction. ED claims that Puri uses the guise of shellfish companies to collect proceeds of crime, which are then parked and washed for other beneficiaries who are willing. ED then submitted an additional letter to Puri in the Agustawestland case. Puri received bail from CBI on 02-Dec-2019 from the Special CBI Judge ED was represented by Standing Counsel Amit Mahajan with ASG KM Nataraj. Senior advocates represented Ratul’s case which includes Advocate Vijay Aggarwal, Vikas Pahwa , Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Kapil Sibbal, Sahil Goyal, Rudrashish Bhardwaj, Akshay Gadeock, Hardik Sharma, Yugant Sharma, Ansh Kukreja, Sumer Bopari, Vikas Pahwa , Mudit Jain, Ayush Jindal, Barkha Rastogi, Deepanshu Choithani, Vafee Haider, Varun Chopra. |
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