For🌺mer Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren was granted bail on Friday by the Jhar𓆏khand High Court in land scam case.
Soren's senior counsel Arunabh Chowdhury told PTI🐻, "Bail has been granted to Soren. The court has held tha🍃t prima facie he is not guilty of the offence and there is no likelihood of the petitioner committing an offence when on bail."
The high court had reserved its decision on Soren's bail plea on Ju♐ne 13.
The lawyer of Soren had repeatedly applied in the court for bail in the alleged sca🌟m case of 8.5 acres of land ඣin bargain.
Followin𓆏g a double bench hearing on Fr⭕iday morning, Justice Rangan Mukhopadhyay's single bench delivered its verdict.
In a brief statement in the courtroಌom, he granted bail to Hemant Soren.
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha expressed satisfaction with the court's decision to grant bail to Hemant Soren. However, the Enforcement Directorate faced a setback in the Jharkhand High Court as its request𝐆 for a 24-hour stay on the bail was turned down.
During the hearing, ED's counsel SV Raju argued that♊ if Soren is released on bail, he would commit a similar 🦩offence.
Soren, the executive president of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), was a✤rrested by the Enforcement Directorate in con🎉nection with its investigation into the money laundering case on January 31.
Hemant Soren was untracable for two days before the Enforcement Directorate sleuths arrived at his Delhi rꦉesidence in connection with the summons over the𝔉 money laundering case.
The investigation pertains to a "huge racket of illegal change of ownership of land by the mafia" in Jh🍰arkhand, according to the ED.
The 48-y🦋꧒ear-old politician is currently lodged in Birsa Munda jail.
After Hemant Soren's arrest, the ruling JMM of Jharkhand had announced that Champai Soren will be the 🎃new state chief minister.
Hemant So♚ren has been granted bail after nearly five months.
Following his bail from the High Court, leaders from JMM and Congress have expressed happiness.
