Naresh Goyal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in September 2023 in a cash laundering case. (File photograph/PTI)
Naresh Goyal had sought the interim bail on medical and humanitarian grounds as each he and his spouse Anita Goyal are affected by most cancers
The Bombay Excessive Court docket on Monday granted interim bail to Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal for 2 months on medical grounds. He was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in September 2023 in a cash laundering case.
A single bench of Justice N J Jamadar stated Goyal shall pay a surety of Rs 1 lakh and never depart Mumbai with out prior permission from the trial court docket.
“The applicant (Goyal) shall be launched on interim bail for a interval of two months. He shall abide by all circumstances imposed,” the bench stated.
The excessive court docket additionally directed Goyal to give up his passport.
Goyal, 75, had sought the interim bail on medical and humanitarian grounds as each he and his spouse Anita Goyal are affected by most cancers. A particular court docket in February refused bail to Goyal however permitted him to be admitted in a non-public hospital of his selection and search medical remedy.
Goyal then moved the HC, looking for bail on deserves and to be launched on interim bail on medical grounds. Goyal’s counsel Harish Salve had urged the court docket to think about the case on humanitarian grounds.
Nonetheless, ED’s counsel Hiten Venegaonkar opposed the bail and stated the company didn’t have any drawback if Goyal’s hospitalisation was prolonged. Venegaonkar had submitted that the court docket could lengthen Goyal’s hospitalisation for a interval of 4 weeks after which name for a recent medical report back to assess his state of affairs.
However Salve stated that aside from deteriorating bodily well being, Goyal’s psychological well being was additionally not good.
“The accused has a proper to be handled in a non-public hospital. He’s within the twilight years of his life, and he deserves to get the remedy of his selection,” one in every of Goyal’s attorneys had submitted earlier than the court docket in February this 12 months.
Goyal was arrested by the ED in September 2023 on allegations that he had laundered cash and siphoned off loans to the tune of Rs 538.62 crore given to Jet Airways by the Canara Financial institution.
His spouse was arrested in November 2023 when the ED submitted its chargesheet within the case. She was granted bail by the particular court docket the identical day contemplating her age and medical situation.
(With Inputs from PTI)
