They had been arrested in reference to a case associated to alleged irregularities in loans offered to Venugopal Dhoot-led Videocon Group. A division bench of Justice Revati Mohite-Dere and Justice Prithviraj Okay Chavan posted additional listening to to Friday (January 6) afternoon.

Chanda Kochhar acknowledged she was arrested with out prior sanction below the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act and in addition sought instructions from the excessive courtroom to quash and put aside the remand order and the CBI FIR.

ICICI Financial institution and Chanda Kochhar have been below regulatory scrutiny after The Indian Express first reported on March 29, 2018, that Videocon’s Dhoot offered crores of rupees to a agency he had arrange with Deepak and two family, six months after his agency obtained a Rs 3,250-crore mortgage from ICICI Financial institution in 2012.

In 2019, the CBI lodged an FIR towards the Kochhar couple, Dhoot and companies, together with Nupower Renewables and Videocon Industries, for allegedly dishonest ICICI Financial institution of Rs 1,730 crore till March 2012.

The case was filed below sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Prevention of Corruption Act. The company additionally added Part 409 (felony breach of belief by a public servant) of the IPC within the case after their arrest, which has a most punishment of life imprisonment.

In its FIR, the CBI additionally named Supreme Vitality Pvt Ltd, Videocon Worldwide Electronics Ltd (VIEL) and unknown public servants as accused. It alleged that “the accused (Chanda Kochhar) sanctioned sure loans to personal corporations in a felony conspiracy with different accused to cheat ICICI Financial institution”.

The Kochhars’ lawyer stated the arrest was carried out after 4 years and was in violation of Part 41A of the Felony Process Code (CrPC), which mandates that the investigating officer must concern a discover of look earlier than an arrest is made.

On December 27, the holiday bench of the excessive courtroom refused an pressing listening to for the Kochhars and requested them to strategy the common courtroom.

On Tuesday, senior advocate Vikram Chaudhari for Deepak submitted that he had been arrested in a case below the Prevention of Cash Laundering (PMLA) Act, the place he had been stored in custody for six months. In March final yr, the excessive courtroom granted bail to Deepak in a case registered by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

Deepak, who managed Nupower Renewables Pvt Ltd (NRPL), was arrested in September 2020 in reference to the money-laundering probe into loans disbursed by ICICI Financial institution to Videocon Group for alleged pecuniary issues. The Supreme Courtroom had in January final yr rejected the ED’s attraction and refused to intrude within the excessive courtroom’s choice.

Senior advocate Amit Desai for Chanda submitted that whereas the prosecution had made a press release in a cash laundering case that they didn’t require her custody, nonetheless, she has been arrested within the CBI case and the identical was arbitrary.

“CBI needs to be given time to file a reply. The query earlier than us is concerning the unlawful arrest. With each in judicial custody, you may apply for bail,” the bench stated.

On December 29, a particular courtroom despatched Kochhars and Dhoot in judicial custody until January 10 after the CBI didn’t search their additional custody for interrogation.

After the courtroom sought to know if the Kochhars had utilized for bail, the legal professionals stated they haven’t but and presently are in search of launch on the bottom of “unlawful” arrest.

After the courtroom sought to know if the Kochhars had utilized for bail, the legal professionals stated they haven’t but and presently are in search of launch on the bottom of “unlawful” arrest. Senior advocate Raja Thakare for CBI sought time to file its reply to the plea, which the courtroom granted.