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Bombay HC grants interim bail to PNB scam accused Vipul Chitalia for Daughter’s Wedding

MUMBAI: Bombay high court on Friday granted interim bail to Vipul Chitalia , a co-accused with diamond trader Mehul Choksi in the Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam. Justice Anuja Prabhudesai of High Court granted the bail to enable him to attend his daughter’s marriage.  The court granted him interim bail from April 6 to 18 and directed him to surrender on the 19th April back to jail.    Gitanjali group's vice president Vipul Chitalia, was arrested in March 2018. Chitalia’s lawyer Vijay Aggarwal strenuously relied cited ancient Indian traditions of marriage to plead for the interim bail. He said it was one of the “biggest responsibilities a father has as a parent in our society” before saying “A father holds his daughter’s hand for a short while, but he holds her heart forever.” He said Chitalia was the “lone adult member in the nuclear family” and hence “his daughter’s marriage acquired even more importance “. He cited a Bombay HC order which had in a murder c