Unitech Case : Supreme Court Rejects ED's Challenge To Bail Granted To Preeti Chandra In Money Laundering Case
Live LawThe Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the Delhi High Court order which had granted bail to Preeti Chandra, the wife of Unitech promoter Sanjay Chandra, in a money laundering case probed by Enforcement Directorate. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra passed the order and directed Chandra to not leave the NCR region and report once every two weeks to the Investigating Officer. However, in addition to the terms and conditions which had been imposed by the High Court, the Supreme Court directed that– Preeti Chandra shall not leave the limits of the NCR region; She shall not dispose of any property without specific permission of the Special Court. Background Chandra was denied bail by the trial court in November last year taking note of the “enormity of the transactions and seriousness of the allegations.” The money laundering case was filed after FIRs were filed by Delhi Police and Central Bureau of Investigation on the basis of complaints from homebuyers against the Unitech Group and its promoters.