Archive · 22 Sep 2026
Punjab and Haryana High Court Rejects Bail in Money-Laundering Case
The Punjab and Haryana High Court refused to release Sukhwinder Singh Kharour on bail.
His case involves alleged money laundering connected to a cloud-storage investment scheme.
The Enforcement Directorate is investigating the case.
Kharour has been in custody since February 28, 2025.
The court said being in custody for a long time is not enough by itself to grant bail.
Important witnesses still have to give evidence.
The trial has not moved forward enough.
The court also said financial crimes can harm the country’s economy and public trust.
Justice Sumeet Goel dismissed Sukhwinder Singh Kharour’s bail plea in a 2024 Enforcement Directorate money-laundering case.
The case is linked to an alleged cloud-storage investment scheme.
Kharour has been in custody since February 28, 2025.
The court said prolonged custody alone cannot justify bail when material witnesses remain to be examined.
It said economic offences can damage democracy, public wealth, the national economy and national interest.
- Who
- Justice Sumeet Goel and Sukhwinder Singh Kharour; the case involves the Enforcement Directorate.
- What
- The court dismissed Kharour’s bail plea in a money-laundering case.
- When
- The court issued its decision on September 18; Kharour has been in custody since February 28, 2025.
- Where
- The Punjab and Haryana High Court.
- Why
- The court said material witnesses had not yet been examined, the trial had not progressed sufficiently, and economic offences threaten public wealth and national interests.
- Court
- Punjab and Haryana High Court
- Judge
- Justice Sumeet Goel
- Accused
- Sukhwinder Singh Kharour
- Case
- 2024 money-laundering case
- Investigating agency
- Enforcement Directorate
- Alleged scheme
- Cloud-storage investment scheme
- Custody date
- February 28, 2025