New Delhi [India], February 6 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Friday prolonged the interim bail granted to Manoj Gaur, former CMD, Jaypee Infratech Ltd, for 10 days. He has been arrested for alleged cash laundering.
He was granted 14 days’ interim bail by the trial court docket attributable to his mom’s well being. The order was challenged by the ED. Gaur had additionally sought the extension of the interim bail. Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani prolonged the interim bail granted to Manoj Gaur for 10 days.
While extending the interim bail, the High Court imposed circumstances, together with that Manoj Gaur shall not be concerned in any enterprise transactions, he shall not make any banking transactions, and shall additionally not switch or create any third-party proper within the properties.
It can also be directed that Gaur shall submit his passport to the investigation officer. Justice Bhambhani, whereas extending the interim bail, famous that the medical situation of Gaur’s mom is loss of life mattress and terminally sick.
Meanwhile, the High Court has listed the plea of the Enforcement Directorate for listening to in March. Gaur has approached the High Court for extension of interim bail because the order of interim bail was below problem earlier than the Delhi High Court.
Advocate Rahul Tyagi appeared for the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and opposed the recent plea by submitting that it’s exceptional {that a} recent plea for extension has been filed when the order granting interim bail is below problem.
Senior advocate Siddharth Luthra and Advocate Dr. Farrukh Khan appeared for Manoj Gaur, who submitted that the interim bail is expiring tomorrow. Therefore, we’re earlier than the court docket. Senior Counsel submitted that the ED has not verified the medical situation of Gaur’s mom.
The submissions have been opposed by Advocate Rahul Tyagi. The Delhi High Court on January 30 issued discover on the plea of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) difficult the interim bail granted to Businessman Manoj Gaur, former CMD of Jaypee Infratech Ltd, on mom’s well being.
The High Court had additionally directed the ED to confirm the present medical situation of his mom. Counsel for Gaur is directed to offer all medical paperwork to the Investigation Officer. ED’s counsel Rahul Tyagi had submitted that the interim bail was granted in the course of the listening to of standard bail, and the dual circumstances of PMLA for bail weren’t thought-about.
It was argued by the ED that it’s a case of alleged cash laundering of Rs. 13000 crores, and there are 25000 victims residence purchaser. The trial court docket granted interim bail with out contemplating the supply made by ED to grant custody parole to Accused to solace her mom.
On the opposite hand, Advocate Farrukh Khan opposed ED’s submissions and argued that the dual circumstances do not apply to the grant of interim bail. All the info concerning the medical situation of Gaur’s mom by the ED. She is bedridden and 92 years outdated.
Patiala House Court on January 24 granted 14 days’ interim bail to Manoj Gaur on the well being situation of outdated age mom. He was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a case registered in 2018. He was arrested on November 13, 2025. The court docket had granted interim bail to Manoj Gaur on two sureties of Rs. 5 lakh every.
It was argued that the well being situation of Manoj Gaur’s mom is deteriorating daily. She is of outdated age and requires dialysis. She could be very weak and affected by varied medical illnesses. He needs to be along with his mom.
On the opposite hand, Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) Atul Tripathi had opposed the bail plea and submitted that there are different members to take care of her. It is highlighted within the plea that Gaur is 61 years of age and has a 30-year medical historical past.
It was said that Gaur’s detention, considered within the backdrop of an eight-year-old ED case, documentary allegations, absence of private achieve, statutory divestment of management over firms, and severe medical infirmities, is grossly disproportionate and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India.
On November 13, the Court granted 5 days’ custody of Manoj Gaur to ED. It had submitted that it’s a cash laundering case associated to the cash of Home Buyers. Accused individuals collected Rs. 13000 crores however didn’t use the identical to offer lodging to residence patrons.
ED had mentioned that it arrested Manoj Gaur, former Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of M/s Jaiprakash Associates Ltd. (JAL) and former Chairman and Managing Director of M/s Jaypee Infratech Ltd. (JIL), below Section 19 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.
The arrest passed off following an in depth investigation and evaluation of proof gathered in the course of the ongoing probe in an ECIR recorded by the ED below PMLA in reference to the Jaypee Group, the company mentioned in a launch.
It was additionally mentioned that the ED initiated an investigation in opposition to the Jaypee group on the premise of a number of FIRs registered by the Economic Offences Wings (EOW) of Delhi and Uttar Pradesh Police, based mostly on complaints filed by homebuyers of Jaypee Wishtown and Jaypee Greens tasks, alleging legal conspiracy, dishonest, and legal breach of belief in opposition to the corporate and its promoters.
It is alleged that the funds collected from hundreds of homebuyers for the development and completion of residential tasks have been diverted for functions apart from building, leaving the homebuyers defrauded and their tasks incomplete, the company added.
ED investigation revealed that out of roughly Rs. 14,599 Crore collected by JAL and JIL from homebuyers (as per claims admitted by NCLT), substantial quantities have been diverted for non-construction functions and siphoned off to associated group entities and trusts, together with Jaypee Sewa Sansthan (JSS), M/s Jaypee Healthcare Ltd. (JHL), and M/s Jaypee Sports International Ltd. (JSIL), the ED mentioned.
It is revealed in the course of the investigation that Manoj Gaur is the Managing Trustee of Jaypee Sewa Sansthan (JSS), which acquired a part of the diverted funds, the company claimed.
Earlier, on 23 May 2025, the ED had carried out search operations at 15 areas in Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, and Mumbai, together with the workplaces and premises of M/s Jaiprakash Associates Ltd. and M/s Jaypee Infratech Ltd. During the searches, ED seized a big quantity of monetary and digital data, together with paperwork evidencing the offence of cash laundering and diversion of funds, ED mentioned.
The company has alleged that the investigation has established the central position of Manoj Gaur within the planning and execution of the fund diversion by means of a fancy internet of transactions throughout the Jaypee Group and its related entities. (ANI)