Ritu Khaitan, wife of AgustaWestland scam accused Gautam Khaitan, has been granted bail by a special CBI court in connection with a money laundering case. The court, while granting her bail on Saturday, asked her to furnish a personal bail bond of Rs 25 lakh and two sureties. The next hearing will be on August 7.
Meanwhile, fresh summons have been issued to two firms: Windsor and Ismax Fresh Service, after Gautam Khaitan refused to accept summons for it.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED), through its counsel, opposed the bail plea of Khaitan's wife. Advocate Naveen Kumar Matta, representing the investigating agency, was squaring up against advocate Pramod Dubey who was appearing for Ritu Khaitan.
Last month, Gautam Khaitan was granted bail by the court, which told him not to influence witnesses or hamper evidence in the case. The ED in March had filed a 1,500-page charge sheet against Khaitan. The charge sheet was filed before special judge Kumar under sections 3 and 4 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). In the charge sheet, the ED had alleged that Khaitan deposited huge amounts of money in offshore