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Money Laundering Case: Delhi HC Grants Bail To DK Shivakumar
By: Tupaki Desk | 23 Oct 2019 11:51 AM GMT
Karnataka Congress leader and MLA DK Shivakumar have been granted bail by the Delhi High Court on a bail bond of Rs 25 lakhs plus two sureties. The court has ordered that Shivakumar cannot leave India without the court's permission.
Shivakumar was arrested by the ED on September Three in the money laundering case. The ED had opposed his bail plea saying he was an influential person, and he could tamper with evidence and influence witnesses if released.
Justice Suresh Kait granted relief to the Congress leader saying that Shivakumar is not a flight risk. The judge also said that Shivakumar cannot tamper with evidence as documents are with investigating agencies and there is no material to show he has influenced witnesses.
Congress leader DK Shivakumar, a seven-time MLA in Karnataka, was booked along with Hanumanthaiah an employee at Karnataka Bhavan in New Delhi and other over charges of corruption and money laundering under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The case was based on a charge sheet filed by the Income Tax Department against Shivakumar and others last year before a special court in Bengaluru on charges of alleged tax evasion and ''hawala'' transactions worth crores of rupees.
Earlier in the day, Congress president Sonia Gandhi met Shivakumar and assured him of complete support. She was accompanied by Congress general secretary Ambika Soni and MP D.K. Suresh, who is also Shivakumar’s brother.
Shivakumar was arrested by the ED on September Three in the money laundering case. The ED had opposed his bail plea saying he was an influential person, and he could tamper with evidence and influence witnesses if released.
Justice Suresh Kait granted relief to the Congress leader saying that Shivakumar is not a flight risk. The judge also said that Shivakumar cannot tamper with evidence as documents are with investigating agencies and there is no material to show he has influenced witnesses.
Congress leader DK Shivakumar, a seven-time MLA in Karnataka, was booked along with Hanumanthaiah an employee at Karnataka Bhavan in New Delhi and other over charges of corruption and money laundering under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The case was based on a charge sheet filed by the Income Tax Department against Shivakumar and others last year before a special court in Bengaluru on charges of alleged tax evasion and ''hawala'' transactions worth crores of rupees.
Earlier in the day, Congress president Sonia Gandhi met Shivakumar and assured him of complete support. She was accompanied by Congress general secretary Ambika Soni and MP D.K. Suresh, who is also Shivakumar’s brother.
