SC reserves judgement on bail plea of former TN minister Senthil Balaji in money laundering case
PTI, Aug 12, 2024, 4:29 PM IST
The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its verdict on the bail plea of former Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate last year in connection with a money laundering case.
A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih heard the submissions of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Enforcement Directorate (ED), and senior advocates Mukul Rohatagi and Sidharth Luthra, appearing for Balaji.
During the hearing, Mehta opposed grant of bail to the DMK leader and said the delay in trial is attributable to the ex-minister.
Rohatgi submitted that Balaji is in jail for over a year and there is no prospect of the trial getting completed anytime soon. “The allegation was then that I am influential but I am no longer holding the portfolio. Just had a surgery. What else is needed? he said.
The high court, while dismissing Balaji’s bail petition, had said if he is let out on bail in a case of this nature, it will send out a wrong signal and be against larger public interest. It had said since the petitioner was in custody for more than eight months, it will be appropriate to direct the special court to dispose of the case within a time frame. “Accordingly, there shall be a direction to the Principal Special Court, Chennai, to dispose of the case within a period of three months from the date of receipt of copy of this order,” it had ordered.
Balaji was arrested on June 14 last year by the ED in connection with a money laundering case linked to an alleged cash-for-jobs scam when he was the transport minister in an earlier AIADMK government.
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