Delhi High Court today rejected the petitions of three Hinduja brothers seeking permission to leave India after they had appeared before a special court in the Rs 64 crore Bofors payoff case. Rejecting the appeals of London-based S P Hinduja and G P Hinduja and Geneva-based P P Hinduja against the trial court order denying them permission to leave the country, Justice S K Agrawal said after considering the contentions of the petitioners that I am not inclined to allow the petitions. Justice Aggarwal said the trial court had imposed this condition on the petitioners while granting them bail.
Taking into consideration the nature and gravity of the offence, the conduct of the Hinduja brothers and the fact that they had no movable or immovable assets in India, the apprehension of the prosecution that they might not be available for trial before the court if they feel that proceedings were not in their favour could not be said to be unfounded. Bureau Report