PMC Bank scam: SC stays Bombay High Court order allowing shifting of HDIL promoters from jail to residence

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday partially stayed the Bombay High Court order allowing shifting of HDIL promoters Rakesh Wadhawan and Sarang Wadhawan, accused in the multi-crore Punjab & Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank scam case, from Mumbai's Arthur Road Jail to their residence.

A bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobe and justices B R Gavai and Surya Kant took note of the submissions of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that the high court order to the extent of allowing their release from prison needed to be stayed.

The law officer said the other aspect of the high court order such as the sale of assets of the accused promoters under the supervision of high court-appointed committee should be allowed to remain operative and the sole objection was with regard to their release from Arthur road jail.