Hemant Soren SC highlights: SC to consider Hemant Soren's bail plea in week starting May 6, seeks ED replyHello readers! A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta heard the petition filed by former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren against his arrest by the ED in a money laundering case connected to an alleged land scam. Justice Sanjiv Khanna ordered ED to submit their response on interim bail and said next hearing will be in second week of May. Stay tuned for more SC hearings with DH.
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ormer Jharkhand chief minister and JMM leader Hemant Soren with Chief Minister Champai Soren.
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Former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren moved to the Supreme Court, saying the high court is not pronouncing verdict on his plea challenging arrest by the ED in a money laundering case connected to an alleged land scam
A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta was told by senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Soren, that the high court had reserved its verdict on February 28 on his plea but still no decision has been delivered.
A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta will hear the matter of Soren's ED today
Soren has been under custody since January 31, 2024 in connection with a money laundering case connected to an alleged land scam. Soren immediately resigned as the chief minister before his arrest.