NEW DELHI (TIP): Embattled Sahara Chief Subrata Roy today appeared before the Supreme Court which extended his parole till June 19 with a warning that failure to pay Rs 1,500 crore, as promised, may again land him in jail.

The apex court took note of the affidavit and a personal undertaking of Roy, who stood right behind his lawyer Kapil Sibal, that he will pay Rs 1,500 crore on or before June 15 and Rs 552.22 crore exactly a month thereafter and said, “if the cheque is not encashed, the contemnor will straightaway go to jail”.

A Bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra also asked Roy “do you intend to pay the money?”

The Sahara chief stood up and said “I am trying my best”. On his short reply, the Bench, also comprising Justices Ranjan Gogoi and AK Sikri, once again said, “We are warning you, if the cheques are not cleared and amount is not coming frequently, we will be compelled to send you to Tihar Jail straightaway from here”.