No bail for NCP leader Nawab Malik on medical grounds
On Thursday, the Bombay High Court rejected a temporary medical bail plea of former Maharashtra minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Nawab Malik who was nabbed in the money-laundering case.
Rejecting the petition, Justice Anuja Prabhudesai ruled that she would hear the bail plea of the NCP leader on merits after two weeks.
In February 2022, Malik was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in an alleged money-laundering case arising out of an under-valued property deal with underworld links.
After the ED charge sheet was filed, Malik moved the Special PMLA Court for bail in May 2022, which was rejected after which he challenged it in the Bombay High Court in November 2022.
Arguing for bail, Senior Advocate Amit Desai said that Malik’s physical condition was serious as he suffers from kidney ailments and the condition of his right kidney was deteriorating.
Malik contended that the Special Court failed to consider the observations made by the Bombay High Court in the bail order to former NCP leader and state home minister Anil Deshmukh.
Besides the merit aspect, Malik also cited medical grounds which was vehemently opposed by the Additional Solicitor-General Anil Singh on behalf of the ED.
[With Inputs from IANS]
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