New Delhi, Dec. 29 -- Observing that keeping the accused behind bars in a case initiated nearly a decade after the alleged transactions would be unjustified, the Delhi High Court has granted regular bail to social media influencer Sandeepa Virk in a money laundering case linked to alleged cheating and sale of fake beauty products.

Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, while allowing Virk's bail plea, noted the prolonged and unexplained delay in invoking the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

The Court noted that the alleged predicate transactions dated back to the period between 2008 and 2013, while the Enforcement Directorate (ED) recorded the Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) only in 2025, almost nine years ...