Overview
- The Supreme Court bench of Justices Rajesh Bindal and R. Mahadevan dismissed Chhoker’s request for further medical bail and instructed him to surrender by 5 pm on July 12.
- The apex court sharply criticized Chhoker’s legal team for presenting misleading submissions and accused them of abusing the judicial process.
- Judges noted the absence of reliable medical records to substantiate his health claims and observed him moving freely after his July 5 hospital discharge.
- He is accused of defrauding more than 3,700 homebuyers under an affordable housing scheme in Gurugram.
- The ED arrested him at a five-star Delhi hotel on May 4 and later seized assets worth over ₹1,500 crore in its PMLA investigation.