The Supreme Court in the case Enforcement Directorate v. Sameer Mahandru observed wherein the plea was filed by the Enforcement Directorate’s against the decision of the High Court in order to grant businessman Sameer Mahandru interim bail for the period of six months on the medical grounds.
The Division bench comprising of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Bela M Trivedi in the case observed wherein an appeal was preferred by the central agency against the Delhi High Court order dated June 12, 2023.
It has been argued by the Additional Solicitor-General SV Raju, appearing for the ED that the impugned order ought to be set aside.
It has also been stated that the regular court does not grant bail on medical ground on in April. Therefore, the medical ground is being constituted in May which gives Mahandru a clean chit and the same is being ignored by the High Court. Thus, the wrong order which is based on the incorrect facts and this is not being treated as precedent. He in the case is not entitled for the single bail.
The Apex Court bench also expressed its disinclination to interfere with the directions of the High Court given that the period of interim bail would soon come to an end. Refusing to entertain the petition.
Therefore, the said court is not inclined to interfere with the impugned order granting interim bail till July 25, 2023.
Accordingly, the court dismissed the plea.
