Venugopal Dhoot has filed a plea in Bombay high court against the CBI illegal arrest in relation with ICICI Bank Loan fraud. The bench of Justice Revati Mohitre Dere and Justice Prakash Naik has granted an interim relief to Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar.
The petition Dhoot has filed is under the Article 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India. CBI has asked the vourt to declare the arrest against him in violation of sections 41 and 41A of the Code of criminal procedure, 1973 and Article 14, 19(1)(d) and 21 of the constitution of India.
Advocate Sandeep Ladda has filed the plea in Bombay High Court stating it's an illegal arrest of Dhoot's and a violation of hon'ble Supreme Court of India. Dhoot has been arrested by CBI under section 7, 13 (2) r/w 13(1) & (d) of PC Act, 420 % 120 B of Indian penal court. In his plea he stated that Dhoot is an senior citizen with multiple illness and have gone under surgeries and been hospitalized in last seven years.
CBI has been investigating the couple from 2018 after reports they have illegaly passed a loan amounting Rs 3,250 crore from ICICI bank 2012. They have granted six high value loan worth Rs 1575 crore to five firms of Videocon group during year 2009 and 2011. These loans have been determined as non-performing assests.
CBI allegations also says that Dhoot has invested in NuPower Renewables a company formed by Deepak Kochhar. Court seeking quashing of the first information report (FIR) filed against him by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the alleged ICICI-Videocon loan fraud case.
Dhoot said that the provision of section 41 A has not met before arresting him and the section mandates that a person can called for questioning by investigating agency and satisfying itself that there is a need for arrest. He said that on his own he appeared in front of the CBI but CBI has failed to make a case stating he haven't cooperated to the investigation as a reason for the arrest.
Justice Revati Mohite-Dere which granted interim bail to Kochhars on Monday against cash of Rs 1 lakh each. The total fraud made in this case is scoring upto Rs 1730 crore as of April 26, 2012 as per the agency.
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