A special court on Thursday rejected interim bail for Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal, stating that his cancer was at a preliminary stage and not life threatening. Goyal is arrested in a Rs 500 crore money laundering case. On February 15, Goyal filed an application seeking interim bail on medical grounds as the tests revealed malignancy.

The court, however, permitted Goyal, to undergo cancer treatment at a hospital of his choice for two months. Goyal (74), who is lodged in Arthur Road jail in central Mumbai, had sought to be released on interim bail to undergo treatment for cancer, reported news wire PTI.