The Supreme Court today refused to grant interim bail to former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren in connection with a money laundering case linked to an alleged land scam.
Mr Soren’s plea for interim bail, aimed at allowing his participation in campaigning for his Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) party in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, cited the recent release of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal from jail as an example.
A bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta heard Mr Soren’s petition, challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is investigating the money laundering allegations. The court’s decision came after the Jharkhand High Court dismissed Mr Soren’s earlier petition against his arrest on May 3.
