New Delhi: The Supreme Court today accepted the unconditional apology tendered by Sahara chief Subrata Roy for not appearing before it last Wednesday.
During the hearing, Roy also assured the apex court that its order will be followed by him and sought more time for refunding money to investors. I have full faith in you. Punish me if I don’t comply with your order, Roy said the highest court.
Earlier, a protester threw ink on Sahara Group chairman Subrata Roy as he reached the Supreme Court today to appear in a contempt case arising out of non refund of Rs 20,000 crore to investors.
The attacker, who was later identified as Manoj Sharma, managed to get close to Roy despite a heavy police presence and then threw ink on him. Sharma, a lawyer by profession, hails from Gwalior and has now been detained.
Roy surrendered last week on Friday after that he was formally arrested by the UP police which he had evaded for two days The Supreme Court had ordered his arrest after he failed to appear before the court in a contempt case for non-appearance before it.
The Sahara chief was lodged in a guest house of the state forest department at Kukrail in Lucknow after the UP police was directed by a local court on February 28 to keep him in custody till March 4 when he will be produced before the Supreme Court.
Chief Judicial Magistrate Anand Kumar Yadav had directed the UP police to keep him in custody till 2 PM on March 4 and ensure that he is by then produced before the apex court.
Police had moved an application before the CJM seeking Roy’s custody instead of transit remand and his counsel V K Shahi also did not oppose it.
The order to arrest Roy was issued on February 26 for his failure to appear before the apex court in a contempt case arising out of non refund of Rs 20,000 crore to investors by two of his companies.
Bureau Report
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