August 3, 2015 8:46 PM

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SC rejects Subrata Roy's plea for release; says he is in jail by his choice

Supreme Court on Monday rejected Sahara Group Chief Subrata Roy's plea for his release on humanitarian grounds by saying that he is in jail by his choice. A bench headed by Justice T.S. Thakur observed and referred to his earlier submissions when Roy had claimed that the group has sufficient assets to pay the investors. <br/><br/>The remarks were made when senior advocate Kapil Sibal was making a submission that it was not fair for the court to put Roy inside the jail when the contempt proceedings against him were not over. <br/><br/>The advocae also said that it was difficult for Roy to arrange a big amount for his release by staying inside the jail and the court should consider humanitarian grounds for his release. However, the bench rejected his plea for his release.

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