P&H: Gives SFIO Case Accused 15 Days To Appear, Stays Non-Bailable Warrants

punjab-haryana
⚖️ Order Date: 08 Oct 2026
Headnotes

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 528 — Non-bailable warrants — Absence of petitioner on single date was explained by recent surgery and medical advice restricting physical activity — Exemption application not considered and no finding of deliberate evasion recorded — Petitioner granted fifteen days...

 

 


Facts of the Case

P&H: Gives SFIO Case Accused 15 Days To Appear, Stays Non-Bailable Warrants

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has given Bharat Kumar Modi 15 days to appear before the trial court in a Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) case, directing that non-bailable warrants against him not be executed during that period. Justice Manisha Batra disposed of Modi’s petition challenging the warrants issued by the Special Court at Gurugram.

Modi is accused No. 126 in a complaint concerning the affairs of the Adarsh Group of Companies. He sought to quash the warrants issued after he did not appear in court on August 25, 2026. His counsel said he had undergone knee replacement surgery...

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