The Bombay High Court on Friday granted interim bail to Videocon Group chairman Venugopal Dhoot in a case registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). In his plea, Dhoot had claimed that his arrest on December 26, 2022, in an alleged loan fraud case was illegal. A special CBI court had rejected Dhoot’s plea on January 5.
Dhoot is currently in judicial custody at Arthur Road Jail.
A division bench of Justice Revati Mohite-Dere and Justice Prithviraj K Chavan granted interim release on bail to Dhoot pending hearing and final disposal of his writ petition that also sought to quash and set aside the remand order passed by the special CBI court and CBI FIR.
