A special PMLA court today gave bail to Sanjay Raut, senior leader of the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray) faction, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a case of alleged money laundering related to the redevelopment of Patra Chawl in the northern suburbs of Mumbai.
Special PMLA judge M G Deshpande also gave bail to Raut’s alleged aide, Pravin Raut. Raut has been lodged in Mumbai’s Arthur Road Jail since August 1.
The ED immediately moved the Bombay High Court seeking an interim stay on the bail order, but did not get relief. Justice Bharati Dangre told the agency that she could not stay the lower court’s order before she had seen it, and had heard arguments from both sides.