Money laundering case: Anil Deshmukh seeks bail saying trial might not begin soon
India Today
Former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has filed a bail application on the ground that the trial may not begin soon. Deshmukh was arrested in connection with a money laundering case.
Former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has sought bail on the ground that the trial may not begin soon. Deshmukh was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on November 1 last year in connection with a money laundering case.
The Special court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) has issued notice to ED and asked the agency to file a reply to the bail application filed by the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader.
Deshmukh stated in his plea that he is a victim of gross persecution and harassment being meted out to him at the hands of certain 'unscrupulous vested interests'.
He claimed that his case was a 'shocking abuse of power and authority by the concerned officials who have virtually unleashed a reign of terror by subverting the process of law.'
The plea read, "If such adventurism which has been indulged into in the instant case is allowed to go unchecked, it will spell a death knell to the fundamental rights as guaranteed under Part III of the Constitution especially under Articles 21 and 22.”
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Deshmukh’s plea has been filed through advocate Aniket Nikam and it has been filed on the merits of the case as the agency has already filed a chargesheet against him and his sons who have not been arrested in the case. Deshmukh is currently in judicial custody.
