Naresh Goyal gets 2-month interim bail

MUMBAI: The Bombay HC, on Monday, granted two-month bail on health grounds to Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal, 75, in a money laundering case. HC said, "There is a qualitative difference between the treatment which a person gets as an under trial prisoner and as a citizen under no restraint." Justice N J Jamadar released him on a bail bond of Rs 1 lakh with a like surety.HC declined Goyal's plea for cash bail to ensure immediate release.
ED had arrested him on Sept 1, 2023. ED counsel Hiten Venegaonkar had opposed his bail plea noting that he is already admitted at a private hospital of his choice and as there was no expert opinion certifying him fit to be discharged, hence bail ought not to be considered at this stage.