Sujay U. Desai – Appellant
Versus
Serious Fraud Investigation Office – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
SHEKHAR KUMAR YADAV, J.
1. Heard Mr. Anurag Khanna, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Mr. Kartikeya Saran, Ms. Gunjan Jadwani and Mr. Amar Gahlot, learned counsel for the applicant and Mr. S.P. Singh, learned Solicitor General of India assisted by Mr. Manoj Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the respondent.
2. This bail application under Section 439 of Code of Criminal Procedure has been filed by the applicant seeking enlargement on bail in Sessions Trial No.577 of 2020 (Serious Fraud Investigation Officer vs. Rotomac Global Pvt. Limited and 68 others) arising from Complaint filed under Section 212 (14) of the Companies Act, 2013 in respect of offences under Sections 36(c) r/w/s. 447, 448 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Section 211 r/w/s 628 of the Companies Act, 1956.
3. It transpires from the record that initially the applicant moved an interim bail application before the Apex Court by filing Writ Petition (Criminal) No.126 of 2020, which came to be disposed of directing the applicant to approach this Court by filing bail application and, thereafter, the applicant approached this Court by filing bail application under section 439 Cr.P.C. being Criminal Misc Bail Application
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