India, June 5 -- The Bombay high court on Tuesday rejected the application of a Singaporean national accused of cheating a city-based businessman of Rs.3.25 crore to travel back home temporarily for his daughter's jaw surgery.

A vacation bench of justices Neela Gokhale and Firdosh P Pooniwalla noted that the investigation is likely to be completed soon, and there was no urgency to travel as the petitioner's daughter was undergoing an elective surgery. The bench listed the next hearing on July 4.

Hem Prabhaker Shah, a Singaporean national of Indian origin, is accused of cheating Sharadkumar Kejariwal, a Mumbai-based businessman, to the tune of Rs.3.25 crore. In September 2019, he was charged with offences punishable under section 420 (ch...