New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to an accused in a money laundering case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), questioning the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for continuing his custody despite quashing of the cognisance order.
The accused, Arun Kumar Tripathi, an Indian Telecommunications Service officer, was arrested in connection with the alleged Chhattisgarh liquor scam and had been in custody since August 2024.
A supplementary prosecution complaint was filed against him on October five, 2024, and cognisance was taken the same day. However, the High Court quashed the special court's order on February seven, 2025, citing the lack of required sanction, relying on the Supreme Court's ruling i...