Builder accused in property scam gets approval to travel abroad by the Supreme Court.

On 27 February, Satinder Singh Bhasin, a Noida-based businessman who was arrested on charges of cheating and fraudulently selling the property to several people, was allowed by the Supreme Court to travel abroad for 10 days under certain terms.

A Division Bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari allowed the petitioner to pertain for permission to travel to the United States for a limited purpose to consult the medical experts at Sloan Kettering for 10 days. The matter was scheduled for March 24, 2020, for the next hearing.

The top court noted that the investigation officer named by the Special Investigation Team (SIT), Uttar Pradesh, was not honest in investigating the case and the court ordered the IO to be replaced by some other suitable officer.

The petitioner also tried to merge all the FIRs that were pending in different states, as several allottees filed multiple FIRs with various police authorities.

The lawyers Lokesh Bhola and Sanchit Gawri, appearing on behalf of Bhasin, were seeking permission for their clients to travel to the US for the medical check-up of their cancer-affected father.

Bhasin is the Director of Bhasin Infotech and Infrastructure Private Limited (BIIPL).

On 6 November 2019, the Supreme Court granted bail under the deposit of Rs 50 crore to the petitioner along with two securities of Rs 2 crore.

The petitioner has moved the court to release the passport for travel to the United States of America for the care of the cancer-stricken Petitioner’s father.

Noida Police has lodged a charge sheet against Grand Venice Mall developer, Satinder Singh Bhasin in September 2019.

Noida Police has disclosed in the charge sheet filed in court that Satinder Bhasin, along with his father JS Bhasin and wife Queency Bhasin, defrauded the government, banks, and thousands of property buyers.

Satinder and his wife founded 25 shell companies, and committed fraud, as per the Noida Police.