August 11th 2023.
The Supreme Court granted Nawab Malik, former Maharashtra minister and Nationalist Congress Party member, interim medical bail in a money laundering case on Friday. The two-month bail was issued by Justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela M Trivedi and was based solely on medical reasons and not the merits of the case.
The order read that Malik is in the hospital due to kidney disease and ailments and that the counter affidavit to the main petition should be filed within five weeks and a rejoinder within three weeks, after which the case would be listed. The Court also stated that the order was strictly based on medical conditions and not the merits of the case.
Malik was able to obtain the Supreme Court's decision after the Bombay High Court denied his request for temporary medical bail. This followed the apprehension and chargesheet issued by the Enforcement Directorate in May 2022 for acquiring property at a price below market value. The Mumbai special court had rejected Malik's bail application on November 30, 2022, after which he approached the High Court. However, the Bombay HC rejected his plea on medical grounds.
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