Bombay HC stays Anil Deshmukh's bail order in corruption case till Dec 27

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday extended till December 27 the stay on its order granting bail to former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh in a corruption case being probed by the CBIA single bench of Justice M S Karnik on December 12 granted bail to the 73yearold Nationalist Congress Party NCP leader in the corruption case but said the order will be effective after 10 days as the Central Bureau of Investigation CBI sought time to challenge it in the apex courtThe probe agency on Friday moved the Supreme Court but the plea would be heard only in January 2023 after vacationOn Tuesday the CBI through Additional Solicitor General ASG Anil Singh urged Justice Karnik of the high court to extend the earlier stay till January 3This court had granted bail but it was not to be effected The Supreme Court doesnt have a vacation bench unfortunately So the order may be extended till January 3 Singh had saidWhen the matter was called on Wednesday the ASG urged the bench to protect him for a reasonable timeHowever Aniket Nikam appearing for Anil Deshmukh submitted they CBI have the remedy of approaching the vacation registrar available in the apex court but they dont want to exercise thatWhy my liberty should be curtailed for even one more day when I have been granted bail after a full hearing Nikam arguedASG Singh responded by saying their CBIs Supreme Court advocate contacted the registry but it is very difficult to get the matter listedAlso Read Money laundering case HC grants bail to Anil Deshmukhs former pvt secretaryHe pleaded the stay on the bail order of Deshmukh may be extended at least till Tuesday December 27 which the HC allowedThe high court while granting bail to Deshmukh had noted that except for dismissed police officer Sachin Wazes statement none recorded by the CBI indicated money was extorted from bar owners in Mumbai at the behest of the politicianFormer Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh in March 2021 alleged that Deshmukh then home minister had given a target to police officers to collect Rs 100 crore per month from restaurants and barsWaze arrested in the case of an explosivesladen vehicle found near industrialist Mukesh Ambanis house in Mumbai last year had also levelled similar allegationsIn April 2021 the high court directed the CBI to carry out a preliminary inquiry The CBI based on this inquiry registered an FIR against Deshmukh and others for alleged corruption and misuse of official powerThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever