A Delhi court Friday granted bail to Yasmin Kapoor, a close aide of co-accused and corporate lobbyist Deepak Talwar, in a money laundering case related to negotiations that allegedly favoured foreign private airlines causing losses to state-owned Air India. Special Judge Anuradha Shukla Bhardwaj granted relief to the accused, saying she was not the main accused. The ED had arrested Kapoor on October 3 after the court cancelled the anticipatory bail granted to her in the case after the probe agency submitted that she was misusing the bail.
The bail was granted on a personal bond of Rs 2 lakh with one surety of like amount. “The accused apparently is not the main accused and was on anticipatory bail for a considerable time before she was taken into custody… “In view of he facts as they are, the application of accused seeking grant of regular bail is allowed,” the court said. “The applicant shall not make any efforts to contact accused Deepak Talwar while he remains in judicial custody directly or indirectly,” it added “The applicant shall not contact the absconding accused persons or provide any assistance to then in evading the process of court/investigation. The applicant shall not contact any of the witnesses examined, being examined or likely to be examined by the ED,” the court said.
It added that the accused will not leave the country with its prior permission. While seeking the bail, senior advocate Hari Haran told the court that the ED had already filed the supplementary charge sheet and she was not required for the further probe and that there was no need to keep her in further custody.
“The applicant (Kapoor) is willing to give an undertaking that she will in no manner, whatsoever, interfere or attempt to interfere with the investigation or the process of administration of justice,” he told the court. He told the court, “The applicant had no direct role in the offence…The court had previously considered the fact that the evidence being of documentary nature there is no likelihood of it being tampered with.”
ED’s Special Public Prosecutor Nitesh Rana told the court that the investigation in the case was still on and at a crucial stage. Rana said that two accused — Rishi Chauhan and Aditya Talwar — were absconding. “Kapoor had tried to influence witness and there is likelihood of her interfering with the investigation knowing her past conduct. It will also delay the process of investigation,” the agency told the court.
13/12/19 PTI/Financial Express
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The bail was granted on a personal bond of Rs 2 lakh with one surety of like amount. “The accused apparently is not the main accused and was on anticipatory bail for a considerable time before she was taken into custody… “In view of he facts as they are, the application of accused seeking grant of regular bail is allowed,” the court said. “The applicant shall not make any efforts to contact accused Deepak Talwar while he remains in judicial custody directly or indirectly,” it added “The applicant shall not contact the absconding accused persons or provide any assistance to then in evading the process of court/investigation. The applicant shall not contact any of the witnesses examined, being examined or likely to be examined by the ED,” the court said.
It added that the accused will not leave the country with its prior permission. While seeking the bail, senior advocate Hari Haran told the court that the ED had already filed the supplementary charge sheet and she was not required for the further probe and that there was no need to keep her in further custody.
“The applicant (Kapoor) is willing to give an undertaking that she will in no manner, whatsoever, interfere or attempt to interfere with the investigation or the process of administration of justice,” he told the court. He told the court, “The applicant had no direct role in the offence…The court had previously considered the fact that the evidence being of documentary nature there is no likelihood of it being tampered with.”
ED’s Special Public Prosecutor Nitesh Rana told the court that the investigation in the case was still on and at a crucial stage. Rana said that two accused — Rishi Chauhan and Aditya Talwar — were absconding. “Kapoor had tried to influence witness and there is likelihood of her interfering with the investigation knowing her past conduct. It will also delay the process of investigation,” the agency told the court.
13/12/19 PTI/Financial Express
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