DHFL-YES Bank case: Dheeraj Wadhawan denied bail; court notes his delay in paying Rs 24L for police escort
Mumbai: Dheeraj Wadhawan denied bail: one of the promoters of DHFL currently in jail in a case pertaining to alleged fraud connected to Yes Bank, was denied medical bail by a special court which observed he had not paid Rs 24 lakh for police escort provided to him during his long hospitalisation.
In his order of July 14, the details of which were made available on Monday, the special CBI judge MG Deshpande noted that the police had to knock the doors of the court to recover this amount.
The judge said the illness for which medical bail has been sought doesn’t require any long hospitalization or interim bail, adding that the gravity and magnitude of the alleged offence committed by the accused cannot be ignored.In his plea,
Wadhwan sought medical bail on the grounds that he has serious heart related medical issues, citing he had suffered a massive heart attack at the age of 38 in January, 2018, which required emergency angioplasty in Switzerland.
The court, however, said medical science was more advanced now and procedures for widening arteries can be successfully done within a short span of time.It said sometimes patients, after having undergone such procedures, can be discharged on the same day.
“It is also necessary to note that maximum illnesses as per the list of the applicant (Wadhawan) do not require any long hospitalization or interim/permanent bail. It is because the gravity and magnitude of the offence cannot be ignored,” the court said.
It was an offence related to huge crime proceeds usurped by the applicant, his brother and others, which is basically public money and one of the biggest economic offences in the country, the court said.
