I. INTRODUCTIONThe present Article analyzes the judgments passed by the Hon ble Supreme Court on regular bail under Section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (“PMLA”), subsequent to.
However, the top court also observed that when the detention of accused is continued by rejection of bail plea, the courts are expected to conclude the trials within a reasonable time.
While bail under certain sections has proven entirely impossible, different benches of the Supreme Court strike a cord of dissonance in reasoning as well.
The Delhi High Court on Thursday denied bail to former Delhi cabinet minister and senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendar Jain in the money laundering case registered against him by the Enforcement Directorate.
Courts in India are silent about defections by elected lawmakers and are also not granting relief when political opponents are jailed by investigating agencies like ED and CBI, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal said