Special judge A A Nandgaonkar granted bail to him on a personal bond of Rs 500,000
Dhoot statement is part of the ED's fresh submission to PMLA court
Next hearing slated for February
The company's promoter Venugopal Dhoot said their application is currently pending with the Committee of Creditors, which will soon vote on their proposal
It slapped money laundering charges against the Kochhars and their business entities for "illegal sanctioning of loans amounting to Rs 1,875 crore to the Videocon Group of companies"
Advocate Vijay Aggarwal had met Deepak Kochhar in Delhi on September 10 for legal guidance in the matter and is again slated to meet with him on Monday
PMLA court rejects Kochhar's plea for meeting family members during custody
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Dhoot has been earlier booked by the CBI in the Videocon-ICICI bank loan case.
The bank is seeking recovery of amounts towards the clawback of bonuses given to her from April 2006 to March 2018 after her termination of services by the bank
The fresh notice is more comprehensive and has cited the findings of former Justice Srikrishna panel, which was tasked to probe the quid-pro-quo transactions in ICICI Bank
Earlier, Kochhar had stated that ICICI Bank was under statutory obligation to obtain prior RBI approval to terminate her from service, and claimed that the bank did not seek any such approval.
Banking Regulation Act says that prior approval of the RBI is required to terminate the contract of a bank's chairman or managing director
She was accused of playing a role in grant of out-of- turn loans of Rs 3,250 crore to Videocon Group, which allegedly benefited her husband, Deepak Kochhar.
The three deposed as part of a regular summon and their statement is being being recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), ED said
With this, the stage is set for an intense legal battle between the bank and its former CEO
The investment value of these assets is estimated at around Rs 100 crore
The court gave her time till December 9 to amend the plea and serve notice on the RBI
Kochhar had moved the Bombay High Court challenging ICICI Bank's decision to terminate her despite the bank having approved her request for early retirement
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