Deshmukh had claimed bail pointing out that Sachin Vaze on whose statements the agency has heavily relied, had given contradictory statements before it and the judicial commission.
The ED had alleged that as per statements of Sachin Vaze, Kundan Shinde and his co-accused Deshmukh’s personal secretary Sanjeev Palande were instrumental in arranging Vaze’s meetings with Deshmukh
The Nationalist Congress Party leader remains in Mumbai’s Arthur Road Jail on account of a related case by the Central Bureau of Investigation against him.