Jaipur: Indian Premier League Chairman Lalit Modi was on Friday issued a notice by the Rajasthan High Court asking him to explain why his bail in a cheating case should not be cancelled for leaving the country without its permission.
The order was passed by Justice S P Pathak, who asked Modi, who is currently in South Africa in connection with the second edition of IPL, to explain the reason for not taking the court's permission.
A case was filed against Modi by NGO Nagrik Morcha for allegedly not giving money to victims of last year's Jaipur blasts as promised. The case was registered against Modi under section 420 (cheating) and 467 (forgery) of IPC.
According to the FIR, Modi had presented a cheque of Rs six crore to then Chief Minister Vasundhra Raje for the blast victims but the entire amount was never deposited.
It was then argued on behalf of Modi that the amount was to be paid by the five franchises. He had submitted that an amount of Rs. 5.2 crore had already been deposited by the franchisees.
The court had granted bail to Modi on the specific condition that he shall not leave India without prior permission.