Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere In Bail Order To Unitech Promoter’s Wife

New Delhi: 

The Supreme Court today refused to interfere with the Delhi High Court order granting bail to Preeti Chandra, wife of Unitech promoter Sanjay Chandra, in a money laundering case.

A bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud observed that Preeti Chandra has been in custody for over 620 days.

The bench, comprising Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, said, “Having due regard to the exercise of discretion, the high court has come to the conclusion that the respondent (Preeti Chandra) should be released on bail, and we are not interfering with the order under Article 136 of the Constitution.

The top court directed that she shall not leave the limits of the national capital region (NCR) and report to the investigation officer every two weeks. The order was passed on a plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) challenging the high court’s June 14 order. On June 16, the top court stayed the high court order and issued a notice to Preeti Chandra on the ED’s plea challenging the bail.