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The Delhi High Court on Friday last week issued notice on the interim bail plea of the excise policy case accused Amit Arora. He has sought an interim bail for a period of 12 weeks.

While extending his Hospitalization at RML Hospital, the bench of Justice Vikas Mahajan directed the RML hospital to place all test reports on record within 2 days.

"...the RML Hospital through Medical Superintendent, is directed to provide all the medical reports pertaining to the petitioner (Amit Arora) to him within a period of two days from the service of this order", the judge ordered.  

Amit Arora is one of the Directors of Buddy Retail Pvt. Ltd, who was arrested by the Directorate of Enforcement in connection with the alleged Delhi Excise Policy Scam case.

Senior Advocate Vikas Pahwa along with Advocates Prabhav Ralli and Namisha Jain appeared for Amit Arora. 

The senior counsel requested the court to permit legal mulaqat with Arora twice a week. 

"Accordingly, it is directed that the advocates of the petitioner (not more than two at a time) be permitted to meet the petitioner twice a week between 04.00 – 05.00 P.M. The names of the advocates are (i) Mr. Prabhav Ralli, (ii) Ms. Namisha Jain and (iii) Mr. Aditya Shukla", the court said. 

Notably, on September 6, the high court had allowed Arora to be admitted to the hospital for post operative care after his surgery. The bench had noted, "Firstly, every person suffering from a medical ailment is entitled to an effective and appropriate medical treatment and secondly, the prosecution is also entitled for ensuring that the interim bail does not become a shortcut method to circumvent the rigors of the special legislation as Section 45 in the present case."

The bench had stressed that the courts function on the golden principle of criminal jurisprudence and that detention during the period of investigation and trial cannot be a punitive measure. "If a person is sick, he should be given appropriate medical treatment in order to at least enable him to face the trial ir accordance with the law," the bench said.

Considering the matter at hand, court had directed Arora to be admitted to RML Hospital, however, Arora will remain in the custody of the Superintendent Jail at RML Hospital. Additionally, appropriate security guards will also be deployed with Arora.

Amit Arora’s name is mentioned both in the ED and the Central Bureau of Investigation cases as accused along with Dinesh Arora, another director of Buddy Retail Pvt Ltd. Other accused persons include Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, the then Excise Commissioner Arva Gopi Krishna, Deputy Commissioner Anand Tiwari, and Assistant Commissioner Pankaj Bhatnagar, Manoj Rai, a former employee of Pernod Ricard; Amandeep Dhal, director of Brindco Sales; authorized signatories of Mahadev Liquors Sunny Marwah, Arun Ramchandra Pillai, Arjun Pandey, and others.

Case Title: Amit Arora v. Directorate of Enforcement