India, Dec. 3 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to former Rajasthan minister Mahesh Joshi in a money-laundering case, noting his seven-month incarceration in a trial that is unlikely to conclude soon.

A bench of justices Dipankar Datta and Augustine George Masih said, "At this stage, continued detention does not appear necessary for the purpose of investigation or the conduct of the trial, as no further recovery is expected."

Imposing conditions on him to surrender his passport, cooperate fully with the trial, and not leave the country without permission of the special court conducting the proceedings under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the top court ordered his release upon terms and conditions to be deter...