Supreme Court issues notice to ED on former CM Hemant Soren's petition

THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK

New Delhi, April 29: The petition of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, accused of money laundering in a land scam, was heard in the Supreme Court today. During the hearing, the apex court issued notice to the ED and fixed the date of the following Monday for the next hearing of the case.

Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Deepankar Datta presided over the bench in the court. Senior advocates Kapil Sibal and Pragna Singh Baghel argued on behalf of Hemant Soren.

Hemant Soren filed a Criminal SLP (Special Leave Petition) in the Supreme Court through his lawyers. In his petition, he argued that even though the High Court of Jharkhand had reserved its verdict on his petition filed nearly two months ago, it had not yet delivered its judgment.

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The former Chief Minister, currently incarcerated, has knocked on the doors of the trial court for his bail hearing, scheduled for May 1.

Former Chief Minister Hemant Soren and Bargain Revenue Sub-Inspector Bhanu Pratap, currently in judicial custody, are being held at the Birsa Munda Central Jail.

Hemant Soren was arrested on the night of January 31 in a money laundering case after resigning from his post. In the same case, Afsar Ali, Antu Tirkey, Priyaranjan Sahay, Bipin Singh and Irshad have also been arrested.