India, March 2 -- The Bombay high court on Thursday granted bail to Jayram Deshpande, the then sub-divisional officer of Dapoli, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case on March 13, 2023, related to Sai Resorts NX, purportedly constructed by a close aide of Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Anil Parab.

A single judge bench of justice MS Karnik granted Deshpande bail primarily because the Supreme Court on February 12 granted bail to the prime accused, Sadanand Kadam, who had allegedly constructed the resorts as twin bungalows and later converted those into resorts.

"The co-accused no.1 (Kadam) is the prime accused. The role of the present applicant is much lesser compared to the accused no.1 against whom the ...