In a significant development today, Hon’ble Supreme Court of India set aside the order passed by Hon’ble High Court of Delhi granting bail on medical grounds to accused Dheeraj Wadhawan in a case involving bank fraud to the tune of Rs. 34000 crores (RC 2242022A0001 – DHFL case).
During the course of hearing the matter, Hon’ble Supreme Court constituted a board of Doctors of Sir J.J. Hospital, Mumbai to assess the medical condition of accused Dheeraj Wadhawan. The board examined the medical condition of the accused and submitted its report to Hon’ble Supreme Court. Considering the findings of the report that the accused does not require any immediate medical support/treatment, despite serious contesting by the advocates for the accused, Hon’ble Supreme Court set aside the order dated 09.09.2024 passed by Hon’ble High Court of Delhi and directed accused Dheeraj Wadhawan to surrender within two weeks. CBI was represented by Sh. S.V. Raju, Ld. ASG in the matter.