The Bombay High Court connected May 4, 2018, granted bail to Bhujbal successful the wealth laundering case. (file)
The Supreme Court connected Tuesday dismissed a plea of the Enforcement Directorate challenging bail granted to elder NCP person Chhagan Bhujbal successful a wealth laundering case.
A seat of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan, however, rejected Bhujbal’s plea challenging his apprehension successful the substance saying the petitioner was released connected bail successful 2018, and it was not indispensable to spell into the question of illegality of his apprehension astatine the contiguous stage.
“Impugned orders granting bail person been passed mode backmost successful the twelvemonth 2018. Therefore nary lawsuit for interference is made retired astatine this signifier nether Article 136 of the Constitution. The SLPs are dismissed,” it held.
The Bombay High Court connected May 4, 2018, granted bail to Bhujbal successful the wealth laundering case.
The erstwhile Maharashtra lawman main curate was arrested aft an ED enquiry revealed helium and his associates had allegedly misused their bureau and caused fiscal loss to the government.
According to the ED, Bhujbal awarded contracts related to operation and improvement works, including 1 for the operation of the Maharashtra Sadan successful New Delhi, to a peculiar firm, successful instrumentality for kickbacks for himself and his family.
Bhujbal and his nephew Sameer Bhujbal utilized to transmission specified wealth to amerciable companies owned by them, alleged the central probe agency.
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