A special PMLA court in Mumbai, in its order denying default bail to former state Home Minister and NCP leader Anil Deshmukh in a money laundering case, said extension of his judicial custody was not illegal and that the Enforcement Directorate had filed its supplementary charge sheet within the stipulated 60-day period.

The court also held that taking cognisance of offence after filing of charge ¬sheet is not a ‘sine qua non’ (an essential condition) for exercising the judicial power vested under the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC).