India, July 14 -- The High Court of Singapore (SGHC) has rejected BYJU'S cofounder Byju Raveendran's bid to halt a six-month jail sentence for contempt, leaving the order in place should he return to Singapore.

On July 9, the SGHC declined Raveendran's application to continue the stay on the sentence, Bloomberg reported, citing a statement issued by his law firm Lazareff Le Bars today.

Raveendran was sentenced to a six month jail term in May after the court found him in contempt for failing to comply with multiple orders to disclose his assets dating back to April 2024.

The latest ruling comes months after the SGHC temporarily stayed the committal and surrender provisions on its erstwhile contempt order, putting the jail sentence on ho...