The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) challenge to the bail granted by the Bombay High Court to former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in a money laundering case.
A Bench of Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and Hima Kohli, at one point during the hearing, orally remarked that the allegations against Mr. Deshmukh "at best may constitute an offence of corruption… where is the element of money laundering?"
However, on the request of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the ED, the Bench observed in the order that remarks made by the High Court about the veracity of the evidence in the case would not influence the trial.
