On Monday the Supreme Court (SC) issued a notice to the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) regarding former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren’s plea challenging his arrest in a money laundering case linked to an alleged land deal.
A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta listed the matter for further hearing on May 17. Appearing for Hemant Soren, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal tried to convince the court for an early date. Hemant Soren has sought interim bail on the grounds of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.
Recently, the Supreme Court granted interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a Delhi excise policy-linked money laundering case. When the top court said that it is going to list the matter next week, senior advocate Kapil Sibal for Soren urged the court to hear it this week due to ongoing elections.
He stressed that no purpose will be served if interim bail will be heard next week as elections in various Lok Sabha seats in Jharkhand will be concluded. When the hearing began, the court asked Sibal whether Soren owns the land. The senior advocate replied that it had nothing to do with the land. Soren’s advocate also apprised the court about the matter being heard by the Jharkhand High Court in February and the decision was given in May.
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