Mr. Deshmukh was arrested by the ED on November 1 after 12 hours of interrogation in a multi-crore money laundering case.
The Bombay High Court on Sunday quashed the special court’s order to remand the former Maharashtra home minister. Anil Deshmukh in judicial custody, and sent him to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody till November 12 in the money laundering case.
A vacation bench of Justice Madhav Jamdar was hearing an application filed by the ED challenging the November 6 special court order sending Mr Deshmukh to 14-day judicial custody on the ground that it was bad in law. and against natural principles. Justice.
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Mr Deshmukh’s counsel Vikram Choudhary and advocate Aniket Nikam told the court that while they were opposing the petition on merits and propriety, the NCP leader consented and voluntarily agreed to be questioned by the ED.
The court then sent Mr Deshmukh to ED custody till November 12.
Mr. Deshmukh was The ED arrested him on November 1 after 12 hours of questioning. In a money laundering case of crores of rupees.
He was produced in a special holiday court on November 2, from where he was remanded in ED custody till November 6.
when he was was produced in the special court on SaturdayThe ED had sought more custody, but the court refused and sent him to judicial custody.
The ED had launched a probe against Mr Deshmukh and his associates after the CBI registered an FIR on April 21 against the NCP leader on charges of corruption and abuse of official position.
The ED had earlier arrested two persons in the case – Sanjeev Palande (an additional collector rank officer who was working as Mr Deshmukh’s personal secretary) and Kundan Shinde (Mr Deshmukh’s personal assistant).
The agency had earlier submitted its prosecution complaint (equivalent to a charge sheet) against the two before a special court.
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