(DRAFT) SUKASH CHANDRASHEKAR

A Supreme Court bench of Justices Ravikumar and Sudhanshu Dhulia today

ASG S.V.Raju appearing for authorities informed the court that

Meenakshi Arora, Sr. Adv, appearing for Sukash argued that

The court was hearing a plea by alleged conman Sukash Chandrashekar seeking protection while he is in jail. He is currently an undertrial in Tihar jail after Enforcement Directorate (ED) alleged that it seized a luxurious sea-facing bungalow in Chennai, Rs 82.5 lakh cash, and over a dozen luxury cars in connection with a money laundering case against him.

On the last date of hearing a Supreme Court bench of Justices Bopanna and Vikram Nath on Friday ordered that it would be appropriate to shift alleged conman Sukash Chandrashekar from Tihar Jail. It is Chandrashekar’s plea that there is a threat to his life at Tihar since many officials of the jail have been arrested for taking bribes from him. It has been alleged that Chandrashekar bribed Tihar officials to live comfortably in the jail.

In May 2022, a bench of Justices UU Lalit, Ravindra Bhat and Sudhanshu Dhulia refused to grant any interim relief to Chandrashekar. SV Raju, ASG, had undertaken before the bench that he will instruct the prison officials to provide him with adequate security.

Case title: Sukash Chandra Shekar Vs Union of India