Supreme Court Notice To Centre On Ex-Jharkhand Minister's Bail Plea
NDTV
Supreme Court has issued notices to the Union of India and sought its response on the appeal filed by ex-Jharkhand Minister Anosh Ekka.
The Supreme Court has sought the Centre's response on the bail plea of former Jharkhand minister Anosh Ekka who has been convicted and sentenced to seven years in jail in a money laundering case.
A bench of Justices Indira Banerjee and J K Maheshwari issued notices to the Union of India and sought its response on the appeal filed by Ekka challenging the order of Jharkhand high court.
"Issue notice, returnable on November 8, 2021. The Respondent-State shall be served through the concerned standing counsel," the bench said in its recent order.
The former Jharkhand minister has challenged the August 24, 2020 order of the high court, which denied him bail saying it will not be prudent and desirable to give protection under Section 389 (seeking bail pending application for suspension of sentence) of the Code of Criminal Procedure where the accused is convicted for offence punishable under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
