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Business Standard
6 days ago
- Business
- Business Standard
AgustaWestland case: HC reserves order on accused Gupta's plea to quash NBW
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on a plea filed by businessman and AgustaWestland case accused Shravan Gupta who sought quashing of a non-bailable warrant in a money laundering case probed by the ED, officials said. A Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court had issued an "open ended" NBW against him in August 2020. Gupta is alleged to have left for the UK (London) in 2019 after the federal probe agency summoned him for questioning. An Interpol Red Notice was issued against him in August 2023. The ED filed a supplementary chargesheet in February 2022 naming Gupta as an accused in the VVIP chopper case. It has attached assets worth Rs 21 crore in the probe as part of two money laundering investigations against Gupta, director of real estate company MGF Developments. The second PMLA case against is over Rs 180 crore. According to officials, Justice Neena Bansal Krishna on Wednesday heard Gupta's plea of quashing the NBW issued against him. The judge rejected the request of Gupta's counsel for adjourning the case and reserved the matter for judgment, they claimed. Gupta's legal team informed the court that their client is ready to join the investigation via a video conference link and they have also moved a fresh application seeking the court's permission for allowing the same, they said. The court observed the counsel for the petitioners have been seeking repeated adjournments in the matter and such a conduct was not expected from them, the officials claimed. Senior advocate Vikas Pahwa, representing Gupta, argued in court that his client was unable to come to India "at this stage" owing to certain medical conditions and he was ready to join the investigation via video conferencing which is permissible in law. He said the court reserved its verdict on the applications including the one for attending the probe virtually. The ED has alleged that offshore entities "beneficially owned and controlled" by Gupta received "proceeds of crime" worth more than Rs 28.69 crore (Euro 1,912,000 and USD 3,457,180) in the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland VVIP Choppers "scam". In a statement issued in January, the ED had said it was "pertinent to mention that Shravan Gupta is also an accused in the ED case of AgustaWestland helicopter scandal and has fled the country." Gupta was the managing director and executive vice chairman of Emaar MGF Land Limited between 2005-2016. It is alleged by the ED that during this time, Gupta came into contact with another accused in the case Gautam Khaitan, who later introduced him to Guido Haschke (an alleged middleman and an accused in the same case). Gupta, as per ED's case, created offshore corporate structures to "launder" proceeds of crime generated by Khaitan and Haschke as "kickbacks" from the VVIP choppers deal. On January 1, 2014, India scrapped the contract with Finmeccanica's British subsidiary AgustaWestland for supplying 12 AW-101 VVIP choppers to the IAF over alleged breach of contractual obligations and charges of kickbacks to the tune of Rs 423 crore paid by the firm for securing the deal.
Time of India
14-07-2025
- Time of India
How many warrants lying unexecuted, HC asks police
Chennai: Madras high court has directed the Tamil Nadu director general of police and the Chennai city commissioner of police to file a report on how many cases were pending due to non-execution of Non-Bailable Warrants (NBW) across the state as of July 23. Justice P Velmurugan also instructed the registrar-general of the court to request a status report from the subordinate courts regarding how many cases were pending without executing the NBWs and without filing compliance reports as of July 23. The court issued the order in response to a plea by Jamuna Sivalingam, seeking direction for the Neelankarai police to execute the NBW issued against V Rajarajacholan by the metropolitan magistrate, Fast Track Court-I, Allikulam, dated Dec 18, 2024. You Can Also Check: Chennai AQI | Weather in Chennai | Bank Holidays in Chennai | Public Holidays in Chennai When the plea was heard on Monday, the judge noted that this was not the first case, and numerous cases remained pending at the stage of initiation of NBWs. "When a warrant is issued by a court, the respective police ought to execute the warrant, secure the accused, and produce them before the court concerned within a stipulated time as prescribed in the warrant or otherwise file a status report regarding the non-execution of the warrant," Justice Velmurugan said. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Đây có thể là thời điểm tốt nhất để giao dịch vàng trong 5 năm qua IC Markets Tìm hiểu thêm Undo Furthermore, a fresh warrant should be issued by the court concerned only at the request of parties. However, the police have no authority to keep the warrant pending without any progress, he added. The court then scheduled the plea for July 24, for the filing of the reports.
Time of India
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Hyderabad police serve proclamation order at former SIB chief Prabhakar Rao's home, announce notice in locality
Hyderabad: A day after the Nampally court directed Hyderabad police to issue proclamation order against former Special Intelligence Bureau (SIB) chief Prabhakar Rao in the phone tapping case, officials on Thursday pasted the notice at his residence in a gated community near Taramati Baradari in Ibrahim Bagh and made a public announcement at the community's clubhouse. The order, part of the court-mandated process, also involved informing neighbours and posting the notice in a visible area of the house. The court had instructed Prabhakar Rao to appear before it within 30 days — by June 20 — after he failed to comply with a previously issued Non-Bailable Warrant (NBW). During arguments in the Nampally court, police invoked Sections 82 and 83 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), leading the court to admit their petition. Under Section 82(2), such proclamations must be read out publicly, posted at the accused's residence and courthouse, and may be published in a local newspaper. A police team carried out these procedures on Thursday. If Prabhakar Rao does not respond within the stipulated period, police will seek to attach his properties under Section 83, which deals with the seizure of assets belonging to absconding individuals. The former intelligence chief is a key accused in the alleged illegal phone tapping scandal that took place during the BRS regime. He allegedly ordered his subordinates to monitor opposition leaders, journalists, and businessmen using unauthorised surveillance techniques.
Time of India
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Bombay HC quashes non-bailable warrant against Arjun Rampal in 2019 tax evasion case: Report
Arjun Rampal secured relief from the Bombay High Court, which overturned a non-bailable warrant issued in a 2019 tax evasion case. The court criticized the magistrate's order as lacking proper reasoning, especially considering the alleged offense is bailable. Rampal's lawyer asserts that the full tax amount was paid, albeit delayed, dismissing allegations of tax evasion. Arjun Rampal has received relief from the Bombay High Court , which quashed a non-bailable warrant issued against him in a 2019 tax evasion case . The court slammed the local magistrate's order as 'mechanical and cryptic,' with Vacation Judge Justice Advait Sethna noting on May 16 that it was 'contrary to law' and issued without proper consideration. NBW Challenged Over Procedural Lapses According to a report published in News18, Rampal had challenged the magistrate's April 9 order that issued a non-bailable warrant against him in a case filed by the Income Tax Department under Section 276C(2) of the Income Tax Act — a provision that deals with willful attempts to evade tax payments, penalties, or interest. In his plea, Rampal argued that his advocate had requested an exemption from appearance, which the magistrate denied before issuing the NBW. HC Points to Bailable Nature of Offence The Bombay High Court observed that the alleged offence against Arjun Rampal is bailable and carries a maximum sentence of three years, making the issuance of a non-bailable warrant inappropriate. Justice Advait Sethna criticised the magistrate's order as 'mechanical' and 'cryptic,' noting it lacked any reasoning or application of mind. The court further pointed out that issuing an NBW in a bailable offence, especially when Rampal's advocate was present in court, was prejudicial to the actor. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Entrevista exclusiva: a verdade sobre o magnésio que ninguém te contou AlwaysFit Undo Arjun Rampal has also challenged the magistrate's notice issued in December 2019 in connection with the case. The Bombay High Court has scheduled the next hearing for June 16. No Evasion, Just Delayed Payment, Says Rampal's Lawyer Rampal's advocate, Swapnil Ambure, argued that the full tax amount for the financial year 2016–17 had been paid, though delayed, and maintained there was no tax evasion as alleged by the department. He further contended that issuing a non-bailable warrant went against Supreme Court rulings, which discourage such action in similar cases. Check out our list of the latest Hindi , English , Tamil , Telugu , Malayalam , and Kannada movies . Don't miss our picks for the best Hindi movies , best Tamil movies, and best Telugu films .
New Indian Express
14-05-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Madras HC asks special NIA court to comply with norms regarding appearance of accused, recalling NBWs
CHENNAI: Confronted frequently with petitions challenging the orders of the special court at Poonamallee dealing with bomb blast cases and cases filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the Madras High Court, in a recent order, criticised the court for being 'insensitive' while dealing with petitions seeking to dispense with appearance of the accused during the trials and those for recalling non-bailable warrants (NBWs). It further issued orders to the special court on how to deal with such petitions as per settled propositions of law. A division bench of justices M S Ramesh and N Senthilkumar recently passed the orders on a criminal appeal petition filed by Mohammed Faruk, an accused in an NIA case, praying for setting aside the orders of the special court dismissing his plea filed under 317 of CrPC seeking dispensing with appearance of the accused and Section 70 (2) of CrPC for recalling the NBW issued against him. Referring to the special court's rejections of such petitions, the bench remarked that the court has been 'consistently demonstrating of being insensitive to all the settled propositions of law'.
