Hemant Soren’s Bail Plea: SC schedules hearing for interim bail on May 21
The HinduThe Supreme Court has decided that on May 21, it will hear a plea by former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren for interim bail to campaign in the ongoing Lok Sabha election. Raju, for the Directorate of Enforcement, said that there was no question of granting interim bail for Mr. Soren, who was arrested in January, months before the election began, as part of the agency’s investigation into money laundering charges linked to a land grab case. Similar to Kejriwal case The relief sought by Mr. Soren is identical to the one given to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is also facing money laundering charges linked to the liquor policy case. In Mr. Soren’s case, the Bench said that a relief of interim bail would require the former Jharkhand Chief Minister to prima facie satisfy the court that the land in question — which the ED says is the proceeds of the crime — does not belong to him.