HC dismisses second bail plea of former TN Minister Senthil Balaji
Justice N Anand Venkatesh said since the petitioner (accused) was in custody for about 8 months, the Special Court was directed complete the trail within 3 months
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The Madras High Court on Wednesday, 28 February dismissed the bail petition filed by former Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji, who was arrested by the ED last year in connection with a money laundering case.
This was the second time in four months, that the DMK leader's plea for the relief was rejected by the HC.
Dismissing the petition on Wednesday, Justice N Anand Venkatesh said since the petitioner (accused) was in custody for about 8 months, the Special Court, trying Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) cases, was directed to conduct the trial preferably on a day- to-day basis and complete it within three months.
Balaji was arrested on 14 June 2023 by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering case linked to a cash-for-jobs scam when he was the Transport Minister during an earlier AIADMK regime.
The ED had on August 12 filed a charge-sheet, running to 3,000 pages against Balaji. The Madras HC had on October 19 dismissed Balaji's earlier bail plea.
A local court has also dismissed thrice, his bail petitions.
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Published: 28 Feb 2024, 11:43 AM