2024:BHC-AS:11095 ba-2937-2022.doc Shailaja IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO.2937 OF 2022 a/w INTERIM APPLICATION NO.4329 OF 2023 a/w INTERIM APPLICATION NO.4422 OF 2023 IN CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO.2937 OF 2022 Hari Sankaran ] Applicant Vs.

Serious Fraud Investigation Office]

Mumbai and another ] Respondents …..

Mr. Aabad Ponda, Senior Advocate a/w Mr. Vikrant Singh Negi, Ms. Ekta Tyagi, Ms. Anjali Shah, Mr. Pratik Thakkar, Ms. Priyamvada Singhania, Ms. Sneha Barange i/b D.S.K. Legal, for Applicant.

Mr. H.S. Venegavkar, Special Public Prosecutor a/w Mr. Ayush Kedia, Mr. Pradeep Yadav and Ms. Divya Gontia, for Respondent No.1.

Mr. A.A. Palkar, A.P.P, for Respondent No.2 – State.

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CORAM : PRITHVIRAJ K. CHAVAN, J.

RESERVED ON : 21st February, 2024.

PRONOUNCED ON : 7th March, 2024.

ORDER:

1. By this application, the applicant seeks his release on bail who is being prosecuted by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office, Mumbai (for short, “SFIO”) in connection with Criminal Complaint No.20 of 2019 in File No. SFIO/INV/UNIT – V/1003/IL &

FS/2018-19 pending before the Special Judge for the offences punishable under Section 447