Corruption case: Bombay HC adjourns hearing on ex-Maha minister Anil Deshmukh's bail plea till Dec 2

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday adjourned till December 2 the hearing on the bail plea of Maharashtras former home minister Anil Deshmukh in a case of corruption and misuse of official position being probed by the Central Bureau of InvestigationA single bench of Justice M S Karnik could not begin hearing on the bail plea on Tuesday as Additional Solicitor General Anil Singh appearing for the CBI was not able to appear before the court as he was unwellDeshmukh 73 had approached the HC after a special CBI court rejected his bail plea last month He sought bail both on medical grounds and meritsSenior counsel Vikram Chaudhari appearing for Deshmukh sought an early hearing saying Deshmukh has been in jail since November last yearJustice Karnik said he would hear the matter on December 2This is a bail plea both on medical grounds as well as on merits I will first hear the arguments on medical grounds If I am satisfied only then I will go into the arguments on merits Justice Karnik saidAlso Read Money laundering case Anil Deshmukhs son Hrishikesh withdraws prearrest bail pleaThe Nationalist Congress Party NCP leader is in jail since November last year after the Enforcement Directorate ED arrested him in a money laundering caseIn April this year the CBI arrested him in a corruption caseHe is presently in judicial custody and lodged at the Arthur Road Jain in MumbaiThe HC last month granted bail to Deshmukh in the ED case His bail plea in the corruption case was however rejected by the special CBI court noting there was prima facie evidence against himIn his bail plea in the HC Deshmukh said he is suffering from several ailments and is incarcerated since almost a year and the trial in the case may not commence anytime soonThe plea claimed the special court while refusing him bail merely did a cut copy and paste of the CBI charge sheetFormer Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh in March 2021 alleged that Deshmukh who was then the state home minister had given a target to police officers to collect Rs 100 crore per month from restaurants and bars in MumbaiFormer assistant police inspector Sachin Waze arrested in the case of an explosivesladen vehicle found near the residence of industrialist Mukesh Ambani last year had also levelled similar allegationsThe high court in April 2021 directed the CBI to carry out a preliminary inquiryThe CBI based on this inquiry registered an FIR against Deshmukh and his associates 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