The Supreme Court on September 26 directed the Bombay High Court to hear and decide expeditiously the bail plea of Maharashtra’s former Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, arrested in connection with a money laundering case.
A Bench of Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and Hima Kohli noted that the bail plea of Mr. Deshmukh is pending in the High Court since March 21.
“Any person who has filed a bail application has a legitimate expectation that his plea will be disposed of at an early date. Keeping an application for bail pending is not consistent with the Right to Life under Article 21.