Court directs jail authorities to serve Jain food to money-laundering case accused
MUMBAI, July 4 -- A special court constituted under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on Thursday directed prison authorities to provide Jain food to a money laundering case accused currently in judicial custody.
The fresh instruction to Arthur Road Jail authorities came after accused Ritesh Shah alleged he was not being given Jain food despite an earlier order of the court.
Considering the allegation made by the accused, the jail authority is directed to strictly obey the order passed on May 14 and provide Jain food to him, special Prevention of Money Laundering Act judge Raju Rote said. Shah, through his lawyer Viral Barbar, had last month approached court seeking Jain food in prison.
The accused claimed he had been following Jainism throughout his life but the food being served in the jail was not as per his religious dietary practices. The court had on May 14 allowed his plea and directed jail authorities to provide him Jain food.
Shah has been in prison since March 29 for his alleged role in a money laundering case pertaining to hawala and suspicious transactions at Malegaon....
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