The Special CBI Court at Patiala House today granted anticipatory bail to Robert Vadra in the money laundering case he was implicated in..CBI Judge Arvind Kumar also granted anticipatory bail to Vadra’s close aide, Manoj Arora..“Considering the overall facts and circumstances, I consider it to be a fit case for grant of anticipatory bail. Thus, in the event of arrest, the applicant shall be released on bail on furnishing personal bond in the sum of Rs. 5 lac with one surety of the like amount to the satisfaction of IO with further conditions..“, the order reads..The Court has therefore directed Vadra to not tamper with evidence, influence witnesses, or leave the country without its permission..Vadra is facing a probe in relation to allegations of money laundering while purchasing a property in London worth 1.9 million pound. He had moved the CBI Court in February seeking anticipatory bail. The Court had then granted interim bail to Vadra on the condition that he joins the Enforcement Directorate (ED) investigation. Subsequently, he was called for interrogation by the ED several times..Appearing for Robert Vadra, Senior Advocates KTS Tulsi and Abhishek Manu Singhvi had argued that the ED had no legal evidence to sustain their allegations. Even the ECIR has no mention of Vadra or his aide Manoj Arora, the Court was informed..It was also claimed that Vadra owned no immovable or movable property abroad..Singhvi argued that at this stage, the Court had to only satisfy itself with the ‘triple test’ applicable in bail matters. He thus claimed that Robert Vadra was neither a flight risk nor was there any possibility of evidence tampering. He further stated that Vadra had always cooperated with the investigation, so there was no issue of non-cooperation..Opposing the anticipatory bail plea, Special Public Prosecutor DP Singh had stated that Vadra’s custodial interrogation was necessary in the case..He has accused Vadra of round tripping black money in collusion with absconding arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari, Manoj Arora, and NRI businessman, CC Thampi by purchasing several properties abroad, specifically the one in London..Praying for the dismissal of his anticipatory bail plea, Singh had submitted that not only was Robert Vadra a flight risk, he could also hamper the investigation in the case by tampering with evidence..Senior Advocates Tulsi and Singhvi were assisted by Advocates Suman J Khaitan, Prateek Chadha, Ankur Kashyap, Faraz Khan, Kubain Bodh, Rita Dey, Shamshuddin, Amit Bhandari, Pallavi Malhotra, Kritika Ahluwalia, Avishkar Singhvi, Azeem Sameul, Shami Tabrez, Varuna Bhandari. .Arora was represented by Advocates Tanveer Ahmed Mir, Dhruv Gupta..ED was represented by Special Public Prosecutor DP Singh with Advocates Manu Mishra and AR Aditya..Vadra’s petition seeking to quash the ECIR registered in the present case is pending before the Delhi High Court..Read the order:.Bar & Bench is available on WhatsApp. For real-time updates on stories, Click here to subscribe to our WhatsApp.
The Special CBI Court at Patiala House today granted anticipatory bail to Robert Vadra in the money laundering case he was implicated in..CBI Judge Arvind Kumar also granted anticipatory bail to Vadra’s close aide, Manoj Arora..“Considering the overall facts and circumstances, I consider it to be a fit case for grant of anticipatory bail. Thus, in the event of arrest, the applicant shall be released on bail on furnishing personal bond in the sum of Rs. 5 lac with one surety of the like amount to the satisfaction of IO with further conditions..“, the order reads..The Court has therefore directed Vadra to not tamper with evidence, influence witnesses, or leave the country without its permission..Vadra is facing a probe in relation to allegations of money laundering while purchasing a property in London worth 1.9 million pound. He had moved the CBI Court in February seeking anticipatory bail. The Court had then granted interim bail to Vadra on the condition that he joins the Enforcement Directorate (ED) investigation. Subsequently, he was called for interrogation by the ED several times..Appearing for Robert Vadra, Senior Advocates KTS Tulsi and Abhishek Manu Singhvi had argued that the ED had no legal evidence to sustain their allegations. Even the ECIR has no mention of Vadra or his aide Manoj Arora, the Court was informed..It was also claimed that Vadra owned no immovable or movable property abroad..Singhvi argued that at this stage, the Court had to only satisfy itself with the ‘triple test’ applicable in bail matters. He thus claimed that Robert Vadra was neither a flight risk nor was there any possibility of evidence tampering. He further stated that Vadra had always cooperated with the investigation, so there was no issue of non-cooperation..Opposing the anticipatory bail plea, Special Public Prosecutor DP Singh had stated that Vadra’s custodial interrogation was necessary in the case..He has accused Vadra of round tripping black money in collusion with absconding arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari, Manoj Arora, and NRI businessman, CC Thampi by purchasing several properties abroad, specifically the one in London..Praying for the dismissal of his anticipatory bail plea, Singh had submitted that not only was Robert Vadra a flight risk, he could also hamper the investigation in the case by tampering with evidence..Senior Advocates Tulsi and Singhvi were assisted by Advocates Suman J Khaitan, Prateek Chadha, Ankur Kashyap, Faraz Khan, Kubain Bodh, Rita Dey, Shamshuddin, Amit Bhandari, Pallavi Malhotra, Kritika Ahluwalia, Avishkar Singhvi, Azeem Sameul, Shami Tabrez, Varuna Bhandari. .Arora was represented by Advocates Tanveer Ahmed Mir, Dhruv Gupta..ED was represented by Special Public Prosecutor DP Singh with Advocates Manu Mishra and AR Aditya..Vadra’s petition seeking to quash the ECIR registered in the present case is pending before the Delhi High Court..Read the order:.Bar & Bench is available on WhatsApp. For real-time updates on stories, Click here to subscribe to our WhatsApp.
