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Bail for Sukesh Chandrasekhar’s wife in ED case; not in MCOCA case: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court granted bail to Leena Paulose in an ED money laundering case connected to the ₹200 crore extortion plot, while denying bail under MCOCA in a related case. The verdict was delivered by Justice Prateek Jalan on May 5, 2026.
Why It Matters
This ruling highlights the use of different legal regimes (PMLA vs MCOCA) in multi-faceted financial crime cases and affects the status of a key figure linked to Sukesh Chandrasekhar.
Timeline
3 Events
May 5, 2026: HC grants bail under PMLA, denies MCOCA bail
May 5, 2026
The Delhi High Court, in a verdict by Justice Prateek Jalan, granted bail to Leena Paulose in the ED money laundering case related to the ₹200 crore extortion plot, while rejecting bail under MCOCA in the related case and keeping her in custody; the judge stated he rejected MCOCA bail but granted bail under the PMLA, and a detailed copy of the verdict was awaited.
2024: Paulose files petition seeking custody relief
2024
In 2024, Leena Paulose filed a petition through her counsel Anant Malik, contending she has been in custody since September 2021 and has already spent over three years under the PMLA; she argued that trial delays and the applicability of Section 45 should not apply to her as a woman.
2021: FIR registered by Delhi Police Special Cell
2021
The Delhi police special cell registered an FIR in 2021 under IPC sections including impersonation, extortion, cheating, criminal breach of trust, criminal intimidation, obstruction of public servants, forgery, use of forged documents, and criminal conspiracy, along with IT Act section 66D for cheating by personation, and MCOCA sections 3/4 for duping the spouses of former Ranbaxy promoters in a ₹200 crore extortion case connected to Sukesh Chandrasekhar.