Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Oct 10: An appeal against the Bombay High Court’s decision to grant bail to the former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in a money laundering case was filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday.
After Solicitor General Tushar Mehta mentioned the appeal, a Bench of Chief Justice of India UU Lalit and Justice S Ravindra Bhat decided to list the matter for hearing.
“Let it be filed, we will list,” the Court said.
In a money laundering case that the ED is looking into, Deshmukh was granted bail by the Bombay High Court on October 4.
The bail ruling was clearly stated by the High Court to take effect on October 13 in order to allow the ED to appeal to the Supreme Court.
Deshmukh will be in judicial custody at Arthur Road Prison as long as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is looking into a corruption case involving him.
For alleged corruption that allegedly occurred between 2019 and 2021, Deshmukh and his accomplices are under investigation. The CBI arrested Deshmukh and several individuals after conducting a preliminary investigation into a complaint filed by attorney Dr. Jaishri Patil.
The investigation was started as a result of a directive that the Bombay High Court issued on April 5, 2021 in response to a plea submitted by Param Bir Singh, a former commissioner of the Mumbai Police.
Based on this CBI FIR, the ED filed a money laundering case against Deshmukh and alleged violations of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), leading to his arrest in November 2021. He was placed under ED custody, and the High Court prolonged that detention until November 15. He was then returned to judicial custody, where he is still being held today.
After having his bail request denied by a special PMLA Court, Deshmukh applied for regular bail before the High Court in March 2022.
