Money laundering case: SC grants bail to NCP leader Nawab Malik on medical grounds
The Hindu
Supreme Court grants NCP leader Nawab Malik medical bail in money laundering case, extended from August 2023.
The Supreme Court on July 30 granted bail to NCP leader Nawab Malik on medical grounds in a money laundering case.
A bench of justices Bela M. Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma took note of the submissions of a counsel, appearing for the former Maharashtra minister, that he was suffering from various ailments.
The top court said medical bail to Mr. Malik will be valid till disposal of the regular bail plea pending before the Bombay High Court.
Additional Solicitor General S.V. Raju, appearing for the ED, did not oppose grant of bail, and said the interim medical bail may be made permanent.
The interim bail, which was granted to Mr. Malik in August 2023, has been extended from time to time.
Mr. Malik had moved the top court against the Bombay High Court's July 13, 2023, order denying him bail on medical grounds in the case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
The top court had earlier noted that Mr. Malik is suffering from kidney ailment and his condition has not improved since August 11, 2023 when he was granted interim bail for two months.
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