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Chadha denied permission to go abroad

The Delhi high court on Tuesday declined permission to Win Chadha, a key accused in the Rs 640-million Bofors kickback case, to go abroad for treatment, saying that the necessary medical facilities (for his treatment) were available in the country.

Dismissing his petition, Justice R S Sodhi said there was no reason for the high court to interfere in the order of the trial court, which had rejected his application earlier.

Chadha, who came to India few months back to face trial in the Bofors case, had challenged the trial court order stating that the treatment for his multiple ailments was not available in India.

Chadha's counsel, Gopal Subramaniam, had told the court that his client was seriously ill and should be granted permission to go abroad for treatment.

The Central Bureau of Investigation in its reply contended that a board of All India Institute of Medical Sciences doctors had certified that facilities for Chadha's treatment were available in the institute.

The investigating agency also stated that according to his medical report, Chadha had not given full details of his ailments to the medical board.

PTI

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