Criminal case
United States v. Gautam Adani and others
- Authority
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- Case number
- 24-CR-433 (NGG)
- Filed or opened
- November 2024
- Organization
- Adani Group
- Current stage
- Counts against Gautam Adani, Sagar Adani and Vneet Jaain dismissed with prejudice on the DOJ's motion on 10 August 2026, per PTI. Counts against non-appearing co-defendants reserved
- Outcome
- Dismissed with prejudice as to the two executives on the government's motion. Not an acquittal
Decisions and steps
Claims this case bears on
- Unresolved70The SEC alleged in November 2024 that Gautam Adani and Sagar Adani were involved in paying or promising bribes to Indian officials and that Adani Green's 2021 offering documents misled investors.Regulator statement, 20 November 20243 records citedBribery
Sources
- S4Tier A SEC Charges Three Senior Executives in Two Actions Alleging Massive Bribery Scheme Involving Indian Energy Companies Adani Green and Azure PowerU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Regulator press release. 20 November 2024.States the SEC allegations and the court. These are allegations, not findings.
- S6Tier B Update to news clarificationAdani Green Energy Limited. Company filing. 18 May 2026.Stock exchange filing that the DOJ moved to dismiss indictment No. 24-CR-433 with prejudice and that the company is not a party. It predates the court's order.
- S8Tier C US court permanently dismisses criminal case against Gautam AdaniThePrint (PTI). Press report. 11 August 2026.Press Trust of India report, no named reporter, on the 10 August 2026 order dismissing three counts with prejudice. The DOJ motion is corroborated by the company filing.Link working, checked 25 October 2026