Money laundering case HC grants Eknath Khadse interim protection from arrest for one week
Mumbai Oct 21 PTI The Bombay High Court on Thursday granted interim protection from arrest for one week to NCP leader and former Maharashtra minister Eknath Khadse in a money laundering case pertaining to a 2016 Pune land deal matter A single bench of Justice N W Sambre directed Khadse to approach the special PMLA Prevention of Money Laundering Act court to seek regular bail The court was hearing an application filed by Khadse seeking pre-arrest bail in the case Khadses counsel Shirish Gupte argued that a charge sheet in the case has already been filed and he was never arrested during the investigation into the case Earlier this month the special court summoned Khadse to appear before it after taking cognisance of the charge sheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate ED in the case Additional Solicitor General Anil Singh appearing for the ED on Thursday argued that Khadse will have to approach the special court for regular bail Justice Sambre said The applicant shall file for regular bail or seek interim bail before the special court in one week from today The special court shall not take the applicant in custody for one week and shall decide the bail plea expeditiously Besides Khadse his wife Mandakini and their son-in-law Girish Chaudhary are also named as accused in the case Chaudhary was arrested in the case a few months back and is currently in judicial custody The ED has alleged that Chaudhary and Khadse had purchased a government land in Bhosari near Pune for Rs 375 crore when its actual cost was Rs 3101 crore The prosecutions case is that Khadse allegedly misused his official position as state revenue minister at that time to facilitate the transaction In June 2016 Khadse resigned as revenue minister of the then BJP-led state government following controversy over the purchase of land He quit the BJP in October last year and later joined the NCP PTI SP GK GK
Mumbai Oct 21 PTI The Bombay High Court on Thursday granted interim protection from arrest for one week to NCP leader and former Maharashtra minister Eknath Khadse in a money laundering case pertaining to a 2016 Pune land deal matter A single bench of Justice N W Sambre directed Khadse to approach the special PMLA Prevention of Money Laundering Act court to seek regular bail The court was hearing an application filed by Khadse seeking pre-arrest bail in the case Khadses counsel Shirish Gupte argued that a charge sheet in the case has already been filed and he was never arrested during the investigation into the case Earlier this month the special court summoned Khadse to appear before it after taking cognisance of the charge sheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate ED in the case Additional Solicitor General Anil Singh appearing for the ED on Thursday argued that Khadse will have to approach the special court for regular bail Justice Sambre said The applicant shall file for regular bail or seek interim bail before the special court in one week from today The special court shall not take the applicant in custody for one week and shall decide the bail plea expeditiously Besides Khadse his wife Mandakini and their son-in-law Girish Chaudhary are also named as accused in the case Chaudhary was arrested in the case a few months back and is currently in judicial custody The ED has alleged that Chaudhary and Khadse had purchased a government land in Bhosari near Pune for Rs 375 crore when its actual cost was Rs 3101 crore The prosecutions case is that Khadse allegedly misused his official position as state revenue minister at that time to facilitate the transaction In June 2016 Khadse resigned as revenue minister of the then BJP-led state government following controversy over the purchase of land He quit the BJP in October last year and later joined the NCP PTI SP GK GK
