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The Bombay High Court connected Wednesday (October 8, 2025) said it would see the plea filed by histrion Shilpa Shetty and her husband to question overseas lone if they deposit Rs 60 crore, the magnitude progressive successful a cheating lawsuit against them.
A lawsuit was registered against Ms. Shetty and her husband, Raj Kundra, astatine Juhu constabulary presumption successful Mumbai connected August 14 for allegedly duping businessman Deepak Kothari (60) of astir ₹60 crore successful a loan-cum-investment deal.
The couple, past month, filed a petition successful the High Court seeking suspension of the Look Out Circular (LOC) issued against them by the constabulary successful the case, truthful that they tin question for their nonrecreational commitments and leisure trips abroad.
The ailment was lodged against the mates by Kothari, alleging that betwixt 2015 to 2023, they had induced him to put ₹60 crore successful their institution Best Deal TV Pvt Ltd, but the magnitude was utilized for their ain idiosyncratic benefits.
A Bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad connected Wednesday said it cannot licence leisure trips erstwhile the duo is accused successful the cheating and fraud case.
The couple's lawyer told the tribunal that lone 1 travel to Phuket was leisure, but the remainder of the trips were each for nonrecreational work. The lawyer added that the mates has cooperated with the probe and has besides appeared for questioning.
The High Court past said that due to the fact that of their cooperation, they person not been arrested.
The Bench besides sought a transcript of the invitation oregon immoderate different signifier of connection for the nonrecreational events that Ms. Shetty had to attend.
The High Court past said it would see the petition lone aft the full magnitude of ₹60 crore is deposited.
"Deposit the full magnitude of Rs 60 crore, past we volition see the plea," the seat said, posting the substance for further proceeding connected October 14.
The couple's petition has sought suspension of the LOC from October 2025 to January 2026.
Ms. Shetty has told the Mumbai constabulary that she did not look into the affairs of the institution she co-founded with her businessman husband, Raj Kundra, during her questioning successful transportation with the ₹60 crore cheating case, an authoritative said connected Tuesday.
A squad from the police's Economic Offences Wing (EOW) recorded the actor's connection astatine her residence connected October 4 and questioned her for much than 4 hours, the authoritative said.
Ms. Shetty and her hubby were directors of Best Deal TV Private Limited, a location buying and online retail platform.
The EOW had earlier recorded Kundra's connection arsenic portion of its probe into the lawsuit and issued the LOC against the histrion and her husband.
