Supreme Court grants interim bail to suspended Jharkhand IAS officer in cash laundering case

By PTI

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail for a interval of two months to suspended Jharkhand cadre IAS officer Pooja Singhal in a cash laundering case to allow her to take care of her ailing daughter.

The order was handed by a bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul whereas listening to Singhal’s enchantment in opposition to the Jharkhand High Court order dismissing her bail plea in relation to the Enforcement Directorate’s probe arising from alleged corruption within the MGNREGA scheme.

“We are inclined to grant interim bail to the petitioner for the purposes of attending to her daughter for a period of two months from the date of release,” stated the bench additionally comprising Justice Manoj Misra.

The court docket directed Singhal, represented by senior advocate Sidharth Luthra, to not affect the witnesses, as alleged by the company, and never go to Jharkhand apart from attending court docket hearings.

The counsel for the company argued through the listening to that Singhal’s daughter was being “medically managed” and her husband, the woman’s stepfather was there to take care of her and there have been “serious apprehensions” with respect to the accused influencing witnesses if launched.

The prime court docket had earlier granted interim bail for a sure interval to the official within the matter in January whereas asking the ED to reply to her bail plea.

Singhal has been in custody since May 11, 2022 after raids have been carried out at properties linked to her.

The ED has accused Singhal, a former state mines division secretary, of cash laundering and stated its crew seized greater than Rs 36 crore money linked to alleged unlawful mining as a part of two separate cash laundering investigations.

Earlier, the highest court docket sought the probe company’s response on Singhal’s interim bail plea on the bottom of the sick well being of her daughter.

Apart from the 2000-batch IAS officer, her businessman husband, a chartered accountant related to the couple, and others have been additionally raided by the ED as a part of the cash laundering probe.

Singhal was suspended by the state authorities following her arrest.

Suman Kumar, a chartered accountant linked to Singhal and her husband, was additionally arrested by the company and money totalling Rs 19.76 crore was seized from him.

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail for a interval of two months to suspended Jharkhand cadre IAS officer Pooja Singhal in a cash laundering case to allow her to take care of her ailing daughter.

The order was handed by a bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul whereas listening to Singhal’s enchantment in opposition to the Jharkhand High Court order dismissing her bail plea in relation to the Enforcement Directorate’s probe arising from alleged corruption within the MGNREGA scheme.

“We are inclined to grant interim bail to the petitioner for the purposes of attending to her daughter for a period of two months from the date of release,” stated the bench additionally comprising Justice Manoj Misra.

The court docket directed Singhal, represented by senior advocate Sidharth Luthra, to not affect the witnesses, as alleged by the company, and never go to Jharkhand apart from attending court docket hearings.

The counsel for the company argued through the listening to that Singhal’s daughter was being “medically managed” and her husband, the woman’s stepfather was there to take care of her and there have been “serious apprehensions” with respect to the accused influencing witnesses if launched.

The prime court docket had earlier granted interim bail for a sure interval to the official within the matter in January whereas asking the ED to reply to her bail plea.

Singhal has been in custody since May 11, 2022 after raids have been carried out at properties linked to her.

The ED has accused Singhal, a former state mines division secretary, of cash laundering and stated its crew seized greater than Rs 36 crore money linked to alleged unlawful mining as a part of two separate cash laundering investigations.

Earlier, the highest court docket sought the probe company’s response on Singhal’s interim bail plea on the bottom of the sick well being of her daughter.

Apart from the 2000-batch IAS officer, her businessman husband, a chartered accountant related to the couple, and others have been additionally raided by the ED as a part of the cash laundering probe.

Singhal was suspended by the state authorities following her arrest.

Suman Kumar, a chartered accountant linked to Singhal and her husband, was additionally arrested by the company and money totalling Rs 19.76 crore was seized from him.