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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
+ BAIL APPLN. 621/2024
SAMEER MAHANDRU .....Petitioner
Through: Mr. Dhruv Gupta, Mr. Anubhav Garg,
Ms. Yagya Singh & Mr. Indhirajith,
Advocates.
versus
DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT .....Respondent
Through: Mr. Zoheb Hossain, Special Counsel,
Mr. Vivek Gurnani, Panel Counsel,
Mr. Kartik Sabharwal, Mr. Pranjal
Tripathi & Mr. Kunal Kochar,
Advocates.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA
ORDER
% 13.09.2024
CRL.M.A. 27920/2024 (Exemption)
1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.
2. The application is disposed of.
CRL.M.A. 27919/2024
3. The present Application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal
Procedure, 1973 has been filed on behalf of the applicant-petitioner seeking
modification of the Order dated 15.07.2024 passed in CRL.M.A
19745/2024.
4. It is submitted that the condition (d) of the Order dated 15.07.2024
may be modified to the extent that the expenditure towards security i.e., the
deployment of guards at VNA Hospital, may not be borne by the
Applicant-Petitioner during the period from 23.03.2024 to 02.08.2024 as
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well as the future expenses for the remaining in-custody hospitalisation i.e.,
from 03.08.2024 till 10.09.2024 and the same may be waived off as the
applicant-petitioner is already under the burden of hefty medical bills and
other expenses.
5. It may be noted that the petitioner had been permitted in-custody
hospitalisation on his own asking in the hospital of his own choice with an
undertaking that he shall meet the entire expenses of medical treatment,
hospitalisation, security, and other incidental expenses incurred on the
treatment.
6. The Applicant-Petitioner having availed the benefit of treatment in the
hospital of his own choice, cannot now seek waiver of the said expenses as
well as the expense incurred towards deployment of security personnel at the
Hospital towards the treatment of the Applicant-Petitioner by way of
in-custody hospitalisation.
7. Accordingly, there is no merit in the present Application, which is
hereby dismissed.
BAIL APPLN. 621/2024
8. On the last date of hearing i.e., 04.09.2024, the matter was put up on
Office Note, wherein it was stated that an outstanding amount of Rs.
23,18,665/- towards cost of custody parole till 02.08.2024 has not been paid
by the Petitioner and the counsel for the Petitioner sought time to take
instructions or to respond to the payment of outstanding Rs. 23,18,665/-
incurred during the in-custody hospitalisation of the petitioner. However, the
petitioner instead of clearing the outstanding amount of Rs. 23,18,665/- has
preferred CRL.M.A. 27919/2024 seeking modification of the condition (d)
of the Order dated 15.07.2024 to the extent that the expenditure towards
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security i.e., the deployment of guards at VNA Hospita be waived.
However, the said Application of the has been dismissed as above.
9. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to pay all outstanding amount
in three equal monthly instalments.
10. In view of above, no further directions are warranted.
NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
S.Sharma
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