New Delhi
\nThe Supreme Court on Friday rejected the bail plea of lawyer Rohit Tandon, who was arrested in connection with an alleged money-laundering case post demonetisation.<\/p>\n
A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud dismissed the bail plea of Tandon, who was arrested after a raid on his law firm in connection with a black money probe that had led to the alleged seizure of Rs 13.6 crore.<\/p>\n
He was allegedly involved in illegal conversion of nearly Rs 60 crore demonetised currency.<\/p>\n
Earlier during the hearing, senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi sought bail for Tandon.<\/p>\n
Rohatgi had argued that no case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) was made out against Tandon.<\/p>\n
He said Tandon was allegedly found with unaccounted cash but that is not an offence under PMLA as the Act deals with proceeds of crime.<\/p>\n
Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Tushar Mehta had vehemently opposed the bail plea and submitted that Tandon was converting the illegal cash and causing harm to the government of India which had cracked down on black money.<\/p>\n
Tandon has sought regular bail on the grounds that he needed to look after his ailing mother.<\/p>\n
The apex court had on September 4 refused to extend the three-week interim bail granted by the Delhi High Court to the lawyer.<\/p>\n
He was granted interim bail on August 10 by the High Court from where he had withdrawn his plea for regular bail.<\/p>\n
Tandon had earlier moved a fresh bail application before the High Court which on May 5 had rejected his bail plea.<\/p>\n
A trial court had earlier denied bail to Tandon on the grounds that he was alleged to have been involved in a \u201cwhite-collar crime\u201d with other accused in a \u201cwell-planned\u201d manner.<\/p>\n
The Enforcement Directorate had arrested him after a raid on his law firm in connection with a black money probe that had led to the alleged seizure of Rs 13.6 crore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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