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  • Maharashtra Polls: Why BJP Is Opposing NCP, Shiv Sena’s Candidates – Pradeep Sharma’s Wife, Nawab Malik’s Daughter |

    Maharashtra Election 2024: Weeks ahead of the Maharashtra assembly elections, both the Maha Vikas Aghadi and Mahayuti have claimed a seat-sharing deal. However, there are still some seats on which Mahayuti is yet to reach a consensus, mostly due to the candidate’s profile. According to reports, the BJP has raised objections the NCP and Shiv Sena-Shinde’s choice of candidates on two seats who are related to Nawab Malik and Maharashtra police official Pradeep Sharma. 

    Nawab Malik is out on bail in a PMLA (Prevention of Money Laundering Act) case, while Pradeep Sharma, a former encounter specialist, was allegedly involved in the Antilia bomb scare case. Nawab Malik’s daughter is set to get a ticket by the NCP, and Pradeep Sharma’s wife, Swikriti Sharma, has joined the Shiv Sena-Shinde faction, where she is expected to contest from Andheri East.

    According to Aaj Tak, the BJP has expressed opposition to both the NCP’s decision to field Nawab Malik’s daughter, Sana Malik, and the nomination of Pradeep Sharma’s wife, Swikriti Sharma.

    Nawab Malik’s Daughter From Anushakti Nagar

    Nawab Malik, who is currently out on medical bail, previously represented the Anushakti Nagar seat. His daughter Sana Malik is set to get a ticket from the same constituency. Meanwhile, there is speculation that Nawab Malik may contest the upcoming elections from the Shivaji Nagar-Mankhurd seat on an NCP ticket, where he could face Samajwadi Party’s Abu Azmi.

    Mumbai BJP president Ashish Shelar has openly opposed Nawab Malik’s candidacy, stating that the party won’t accept the nomination of anyone ‘associated with underworld don Dawood Ibrahim’.

    Pradeep Sharma’s Wife From Andheri East

    Another contentious issue is the Andheri East seat, where a dispute has emerged between the Shinde faction and the BJP. Currently, this seat is held by Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Rutuja Latke. While Swikriti Sharma, wife of Pradeep Sharma, has joined the Shinde faction and is a potential candidate, the BJP is pushing for Murji Patel, who had previously contested the by-election against Latke but was asked by the BJP to withdraw his nomination. Recently, Patel held a show of strength in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. The BJP’s resistance to Swikriti Sharma’s candidacy stems from her association with Pradeep Sharma, who was arrested by the NIA for his alleged involvement in the Antilia bomb scare case.

  • Arrested in Feb 2022, NCP chief Malik walks out of sanatorium on securing intervening time bail from SC

    By means of PTI

    MUMBAI: Former Maharashtra minister and NCP chief Nawab Malik used to be on Monday discharged from a personal sanatorium right here, 3 days after the Very best Courtroom granted him intervening time bail for 2 months on clinical grounds in a cash laundering case.

    One-and-a-half years after his arrest, Malik used to be discharged from the sanatorium in suburban Kurla, the place he used to be present process remedy whilst being in judicial custody, at round 8 pm, his attorneys mentioned.

    Previous within the day, a distinct courtroom set his bail prerequisites, considered one of which barred him from chatting with the media.

    The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested the previous state minister in February 2022 underneath the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA) in a case allegedly connected to fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and his buddies.

    The 64-year-old baby-kisser has been present process remedy on the personal sanatorium since Would possibly 2022 for a kidney-related ailment.

    The particular courtroom granted his unencumber on a money bond of Rs 50,000.

    The opposite prerequisites imposed by means of the particular courtroom are that he shall indirectly or not directly make any inducement, danger, or guarantees to any individuals/witnesses conversant in the information of the case.

    It additionally directed the accused at hand over his authentic passport to the ED, which is probing the case.

    Malik shall now not take pleasure in any prison actions and supply all his main points in appreciate of clinical exam to the central company, mentioned the particular courtroom.

    The Very best Courtroom had on Friday granted Malik intervening time bail for 2 months on clinical grounds.

    A bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela M Trivedi famous that the senior baby-kisser is in sanatorium for remedy of a kidney-related illness and different illnesses.

    “We’re passing the order strictly on clinical prerequisites and feature now not entered into the deserves of the case,” the bench had mentioned whilst granting the intervening time bail.

    Malik had sought reduction from the Bombay Prime Courtroom, claiming he used to be affected by a protracted kidney illness excluding quite a lot of different illnesses.

    He additionally sought bail on advantage.

    The HC, then again, had rejected the NCP chief’s plea for reduction on clinical grounds and is anticipated to listen to his bail software on advantage.

    The ED’s case towards Malik is in line with an FIR filed by means of the Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA) towards Ibrahim, a chosen world terrorist and a key accused within the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts, and his buddies underneath the Illegal Actions (Prevention) Act.

    Lok Sabha MP Supriya Sule, a key chief of the NCP faction led by means of celebration founder Sharad Pawar, hailed the intervening time bail granted to Malik because the “victory of reality”.

    “I got here right here to obtain my brother. Satyamev Jayate!” Sule mentioned outdoor the sanatorium, the place Malik used to be admitted.

    “I’ve all the time wired that the arrest of Nawab Malik or former house minister Anil Deshmukh or Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Raut (each have been arrested previous and are actually out on bail) used to be unlucky. In spite of everything, we were given justice in the course of the courtroom,” the Lok Sabha MP from Baramati informed journalists.

    Requested about Malik’s daughter and brother assembly Deputy Leader Minister and rebellion NCP chief Ajit Pawar a couple of days again, Sule mentioned her seek advice from to the sanatorium didn’t have any political perspective.

    Queried on Narendra Rane, an Ajit Pawar loyalist, asking a number of of his supporters to welcome Malik outdoor the sanatorium, Sule mentioned she used to be now not acutely aware of it.

    “When Anil Deshmukh used to be launched (from prison in past due 2022), I had come to obtain him. In a similar way, I’ve come right here to obtain Nawab bhai. Sadly, he had confronted injustice and he tolerated it for a very long time. The reality has in any case pop out by way of courtroom. This is a large reduction for all folks. It used to be an excessively tricky duration for all folks,” she mentioned.

    Sule mentioned she had carefully noticed the struggling of members of the family of Malik and Deshmukh.

    “The Very best Courtroom has in any case given bail to Malik for 2 months. I am hoping it is going to get prolonged additional. I’m grateful to the courtroom for giving him justice,” she mentioned.

    MUMBAI: Former Maharashtra minister and NCP chief Nawab Malik used to be on Monday discharged from a personal sanatorium right here, 3 days after the Very best Courtroom granted him intervening time bail for 2 months on clinical grounds in a cash laundering case.

    One-and-a-half years after his arrest, Malik used to be discharged from the sanatorium in suburban Kurla, the place he used to be present process remedy whilst being in judicial custody, at round 8 pm, his attorneys mentioned.

    Previous within the day, a distinct courtroom set his bail prerequisites, considered one of which barred him from chatting with the media.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested the previous state minister in February 2022 underneath the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA) in a case allegedly connected to fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and his buddies.

    The 64-year-old baby-kisser has been present process remedy on the personal sanatorium since Would possibly 2022 for a kidney-related ailment.

    The particular courtroom granted his unencumber on a money bond of Rs 50,000.

    The opposite prerequisites imposed by means of the particular courtroom are that he shall indirectly or not directly make any inducement, danger, or guarantees to any individuals/witnesses conversant in the information of the case.

    It additionally directed the accused at hand over his authentic passport to the ED, which is probing the case.

    Malik shall now not take pleasure in any prison actions and supply all his main points in appreciate of clinical exam to the central company, mentioned the particular courtroom.

    The Very best Courtroom had on Friday granted Malik intervening time bail for 2 months on clinical grounds.

    A bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela M Trivedi famous that the senior baby-kisser is in sanatorium for remedy of a kidney-related illness and different illnesses.

    “We’re passing the order strictly on clinical prerequisites and feature now not entered into the deserves of the case,” the bench had mentioned whilst granting the intervening time bail.

    Malik had sought reduction from the Bombay Prime Courtroom, claiming he used to be affected by a protracted kidney illness excluding quite a lot of different illnesses.

    He additionally sought bail on advantage.

    The HC, then again, had rejected the NCP chief’s plea for reduction on clinical grounds and is anticipated to listen to his bail software on advantage.

    The ED’s case towards Malik is in line with an FIR filed by means of the Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA) towards Ibrahim, a chosen world terrorist and a key accused within the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts, and his buddies underneath the Illegal Actions (Prevention) Act.

    Lok Sabha MP Supriya Sule, a key chief of the NCP faction led by means of celebration founder Sharad Pawar, hailed the intervening time bail granted to Malik because the “victory of reality”.

    “I got here right here to obtain my brother. Satyamev Jayate!” Sule mentioned outdoor the sanatorium, the place Malik used to be admitted.

    “I’ve all the time wired that the arrest of Nawab Malik or former house minister Anil Deshmukh or Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Raut (each have been arrested previous and are actually out on bail) used to be unlucky. In spite of everything, we were given justice in the course of the courtroom,” the Lok Sabha MP from Baramati informed journalists.

    Requested about Malik’s daughter and brother assembly Deputy Leader Minister and rebellion NCP chief Ajit Pawar a couple of days again, Sule mentioned her seek advice from to the sanatorium didn’t have any political perspective.

    Queried on Narendra Rane, an Ajit Pawar loyalist, asking a number of of his supporters to welcome Malik outdoor the sanatorium, Sule mentioned she used to be now not acutely aware of it.

    “When Anil Deshmukh used to be launched (from prison in past due 2022), I had come to obtain him. In a similar way, I’ve come right here to obtain Nawab bhai. Sadly, he had confronted injustice and he tolerated it for a very long time. The reality has in any case pop out by way of courtroom. This is a large reduction for all folks. It used to be an excessively tricky duration for all folks,” she mentioned.

    Sule mentioned she had carefully noticed the struggling of members of the family of Malik and Deshmukh.

    “The Very best Courtroom has in any case given bail to Malik for 2 months. I am hoping it is going to get prolonged additional. I’m grateful to the courtroom for giving him justice,” she mentioned.

  • Cash laundering case: Bombay HC refuses bail to NCP chief Nawab Malik on clinical grounds

    By means of PTI

    MUMBAI: The Bombay Prime Court docket on Thursday refused to grant bail on clinical grounds to NCP chief and previous Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik in reference to a cash laundering case being probed by way of the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

    Malik used to be arrested in February 2022 by way of the ED within the case allegedly related to the actions of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim and his pals.

    The Nationalist Congress Celebration (NCP) is in judicial custody and recently present process remedy in a non-public health facility right here.

    Malik had sought bail from the HC on clinical grounds, announcing he used to be affected by a protracted kidney illness with the exception of quite a lot of different diseases.

    He additionally sought bail on deserves.

    A unmarried bench of Justice Anuja Prabhudessai rejected Malik’s plea in the hunt for bail on clinical grounds.

    The courtroom stated it will listen his plea in the hunt for bail on deserves after two weeks.

    Malik’s recommend Amit Desai had argued his consumer’s well being used to be deteriorating during the last 8 months and he used to be in level 2 to level 3 of power kidney illness.

    He prompt the courtroom to grant Malik bail taking into consideration his well being situation and stated if he persisted to be stored in such worrying stipulations, then it will be deadly.

    Further Solicitor Common Anil Singh, showing for the ED, antagonistic the bail and stated Malik is already in a health facility of his selection and is receiving clinical remedy.

    The ED’s case towards Malik is in keeping with an FIR filed by way of the Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA) towards Dawood Ibrahim, a delegated world terrorist and a key accused within the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts, and his pals beneath the Illegal Actions (Prevention) Act.

    MUMBAI: The Bombay Prime Court docket on Thursday refused to grant bail on clinical grounds to NCP chief and previous Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik in reference to a cash laundering case being probed by way of the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

    Malik used to be arrested in February 2022 by way of the ED within the case allegedly related to the actions of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim and his pals.

    The Nationalist Congress Celebration (NCP) is in judicial custody and recently present process remedy in a non-public health facility right here.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    Malik had sought bail from the HC on clinical grounds, announcing he used to be affected by a protracted kidney illness with the exception of quite a lot of different diseases.

    He additionally sought bail on deserves.

    A unmarried bench of Justice Anuja Prabhudessai rejected Malik’s plea in the hunt for bail on clinical grounds.

    The courtroom stated it will listen his plea in the hunt for bail on deserves after two weeks.

    Malik’s recommend Amit Desai had argued his consumer’s well being used to be deteriorating during the last 8 months and he used to be in level 2 to level 3 of power kidney illness.

    He prompt the courtroom to grant Malik bail taking into consideration his well being situation and stated if he persisted to be stored in such worrying stipulations, then it will be deadly.

    Further Solicitor Common Anil Singh, showing for the ED, antagonistic the bail and stated Malik is already in a health facility of his selection and is receiving clinical remedy.

    The ED’s case towards Malik is in keeping with an FIR filed by way of the Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA) towards Dawood Ibrahim, a delegated world terrorist and a key accused within the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts, and his pals beneath the Illegal Actions (Prevention) Act.

  • Courtroom extends judicial custody of NCP chief Nawab Malik in ED case 

    By means of PTI

    MUMBAI: A distinct courtroom right here on Wednesday prolonged the judicial custody of Nationalist Congress Celebration chief Nawab Malik until November 2 in an alleged cash laundering case.

    Malik, a former Maharashtra minister, used to be arrested on February 23 below the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA) via the Enforcement Directorate in a probe connected to the actions of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim and his aides.

    The ED has additionally filed an utility ahead of the particular PMLA courtroom in quest of {that a} clinical board will have to verify Malik’s well being standing.

    The courtroom stated it will listen the plea on November 2.

    In Might, the courtroom had allowed Malik to be admitted to a non-public health facility for clinical remedy whilst denying him bail on well being grounds.

    MUMBAI: A distinct courtroom right here on Wednesday prolonged the judicial custody of Nationalist Congress Celebration chief Nawab Malik until November 2 in an alleged cash laundering case.

    Malik, a former Maharashtra minister, used to be arrested on February 23 below the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA) via the Enforcement Directorate in a probe connected to the actions of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim and his aides.

    The ED has additionally filed an utility ahead of the particular PMLA courtroom in quest of {that a} clinical board will have to verify Malik’s well being standing.

    The courtroom stated it will listen the plea on November 2.

    In Might, the courtroom had allowed Malik to be admitted to a non-public health facility for clinical remedy whilst denying him bail on well being grounds.

  • Anil Deshmukh, Nawab Malik transfer HC looking for unencumber from prison to vote in MLC polls; CBI opposes transfer

    By means of PTI

    MUMBAI: Jailed NCP legislators Nawab Malik and Anil Deshmukh on Monday approached the Bombay Top Courtroom looking for to be launched from jail for an afternoon on June 20 to solid their vote in elections to the Maharashtra Legislative Council.

    Deshmukh and Malik, each participants of the Legislative Meeting, may no longer solid their vote within the Rajya Sabha elections hung on June 10 after a distinct court docket refused to unencumber them to participate within the ballot procedure.

    The duo has now sought to be launched from prison for at some point on June 20 to vote in MLC elections.

    Deshmukh, a former house minister of Maharashtra, filed an utility for at some point unencumber from jail in his bail plea submitted previous this 12 months.

    The NCP chief’s utility was once discussed through his suggest Inderpal Singh prior to a unmarried bench of Justice N J Jamadar.

    Justice Jamadar posted the topic for listening to on June 15.

    The plea of Malik, a sitting cupboard minister, was once discussed prior to a unmarried bench of Justice Bharati Dangre.

    His attorney Kushal Mor sought permission to get Malik’s plea tagged with Deshmukh’s utility and for each the issues to be heard on June 15 through Justice Jamadar.

    Justice Dangre requested Mor to say the topic on June 14 (Tuesday).

    Malik’s attorneys Taraq Sayed and Kushal Mor had to begin with sought to amend an previous petition filed through the state minister difficult a distinct court docket order refusing to unencumber him on June 10 for balloting within the Rajya Sabha polls.

    Sayed informed a unmarried bench of Justice P D Naik that the prayers are nonetheless the similar and that most effective the date would need to be amended from June 10 to June 20.

    Justice Naik, on the other hand, famous that the reason for motion was once other and that Malik’s previous petition had turn into infructuous because the elections he sought after to vote in (Rajya Sabha) was once over.

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    “You (Malik) should report a contemporary plea looking for to be launched on June 20 for the MLC elections,” Justice Naik stated, indicating he was once no longer vulnerable to permit the modification.

    Malik’s attorneys then withdrew the sooner petition and stated they might report a contemporary one.

    Malik was once arrested through the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on February 23 this 12 months in reference to a cash laundering probe related to the actions of fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and his aides.

    His birthday party colleague Deshmukh was once arrested in November 2021 through the ED on cash laundering fees.

    The biennial elections for 10 vacant seats of the Higher Area of the state Legislature shall be hung on subsequent Monday.

    Individuals of the state Legislative Meeting represent the electoral faculty for those polls.

    11 applicants are within the fray.

    The opposition BJP has fielded 5 applicants, whilst the Shiv Sena, the NCP and the Congress, all constituents of the ruling MVA, have given tickets to 2 nominees each and every.

    In the meantime, the CBI on Monday submitted prior to a distinct court docket right here that it had filed a charge-sheet towards Deshmukh and his former aides inside the mandated time frame of 60 days in a corruption case, and adversarial their pleas for default bail.

    The central company submitted a testimony within the court docket opposing the pleas of Deshmukh and his former aide and co-accused Sanjeev Palande looking for default bail at the flooring that the CBI had filed an “incomplete” charge-sheet within the case.

    The pleas had claimed the CBI had no longer submitted related paperwork together with the charge-sheet and the ones papers have been deposited within the court docket after the mandated time frame.

    As according to segment 173 of the Prison Process Code (CrPC), a charge-sheet in a case should be filed inside 60 days from arrest of an accused.

    If this was once no longer achieved, then the accused can search default bail.

    The CBI, in its affidavit, stated the regulation mandates crowning glory of investigation inside 60 days and that within the provide case the document (charge-sheet) was once filed through the company on June 2, 2022, which is inside the length of 60 days.

    It added that the rivalry of the accused individuals that for the reason that paperwork accompanying the charge-sheet weren’t deposited within the court docket on June 2, 2022, it can’t be termed as a whole charge-sheet is totally out of place.

    “Such out of place working out can’t be used/ applied to hunt the good thing about default bail,” the CBI stated.

    The affidavit additional stated that it was once the court docket that directed the investigating officer to deposit the paperwork on or prior to June 7 and therefore the accused can’t declare receive advantages underneath segment 167(2) of the CrPC (accused can search default bail if charge-sheet isn’t filed inside 60 days).

    The CBI had closing week filed a 59-page charge-sheet towards NCP chief Deshmukh and his two former aides – Sanjeev Palande and Kundan Shinde – within the case associated with alleged corruption and misuse of place of job.

    Former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh in March closing 12 months alleged that Deshmukh, the then-state house minister, had given a goal to law enforcement officials to gather Rs 100 crore per thirty days from eating places and bars within the town.

    Deshmukh denied the allegations, however stepped down from his ministerial submit after the Bombay Top Courtroom directed the CBI to sign up a case towards him.

    The 72-year-old baby-kisser is lately in prison underneath judicial custody in a cash laundering case being probed through the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

  • Jailed Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik seeks one-day bail to solid vote in Rajya Sabha polls

    Through PTI

    MUMBAI: Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik, recently in prison following arrest in a cash laundering case, on Monday, approached a unique court docket right here in quest of bail for sooner or later to solid vote within the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections to 6 seats from the state.

    Remaining week, Maharashtra’s former house minister Anil Deshmukh, who may be in prison on cash laundering fees, had filed a an identical software.

    On Monday, a unique court docket in Mumbai, designated to listen to instances associated with the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act, directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to record its affidavit to each the programs (Malik and Deshmukh) and posted them for additional listening to on June 8.

    The Rajya Sabha polls are scheduled on June 10.

    Malik used to be arrested by means of the ED on February 23 this yr in reference to a money-laundering probe related to the actions of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim and his aides.

    The NCP chief in his software sought to be launched on bail for an afternoon on June 10.

    Malik in his plea claimed that he’s an elected MLA and therefore, is accountability certain to constitute the citizens of his constituency in electing a consultant to the Rajya Sabha, and may be wanting to solid his vote within the aforesaid biennial elections.

    The 288-member Maharashtra Meeting paperwork the electoral school for the Rajya Sabha polls.

    Whilst the 2 NCP MLAS – Deshmukh and Malik- are recently in prison, one seat is mendacity vacant.

    Except for the 4 major events Shiv Sena, NCP, Congress and BJP, the Meeting has 25 MLAs from smaller events and Independents.

    The efficient election quota in keeping with candidate is 42.

    The BJP, which has 106 participants within the Area, has nominated Union minister Piyush Goyal, Anil Bonde and Dhananjay Mahadik.

    The NCP has re-nominated former Union minister Praful Patel, whilst the Congress has fielded Imran Pratapgarhi.

    Sanjay Raut and Sanjay Pawar are nominees of the Shiv Sena.

    The electoral contest for the 6th Rajya Sabha seat lies between BJP’s Dhananjay Mahadik and Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Pawar.

  • Will NCB now act in opposition to Sameer Wankhede, asks jailed Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik

    Through PTI

    MUMBAI: Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik on Friday requested if the Narcotics Keep watch over Bureau (NCB) will take motion in opposition to IRS respectable Sameer Wankhede and “his personal military” now that it has given a blank chit to Aryan Khan in an alleged drug seizure case.

    Whilst Malik is in jail in an alleged cash laundering case, his remark used to be revealed during the Twitter account ‘Place of job of Nawab Malik’.

    “Now that Aryan Khan and 5 others get a blank chit. Will NCB take motion in opposition to Sameer Wankhede his group and the non-public military? Or will it defend the culprits? ” stated the tweet, accompanied through hashtags `Farziwada uncovered’ and ‘Fact prevails’.

    Malik, a Nationalist Congress Birthday party (NCP) chief, used to be the primary to query the raid carried out through Wankhede, then zonal director of the NCB in Mumbai, on a cruise send final October all over which Aryan and others have been arrested.

    The minister had introduced a veritable marketing campaign in opposition to Wankhede, accusing him of implicating Aryan in a false case to extort cash from his father, Bollywood famous person Shah Rukh Khan.

    Malik additionally puzzled the genuineness of the scheduled caste certificates of Wankhede, an Indian Earnings Provider respectable.

  • Nawab Malik admitted to health facility, situation ‘critical’, his attorney tells courtroom

    By means of PTI

    MUMBAI: Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik, arrested through the ED in a cash laundering case, used to be admitted to health facility on Monday after he complained of fever and diarrhoea, his attorney instructed a different courtroom right here and claimed that Malik’s well being had deteriorated and he used to be in a “critical” situation.

    Closing week, Malik (62), who used to be lodged within the Arthur Highway prison right here, had sought period in-between bail on scientific flooring from the particular courtroom for trial of felony instances towards MPs and MLAs.

    When the topic got here up for listening to on Monday, Malik’s attorney Kushal Mor instructed the courtroom that after the NCP chief’s members of the family went to present him house meals, they have been instructed that he used to be shifted to the state-run J J Health facility. Mor additionally instructed the courtroom that Malik used to be sick because the closing 3 days and that his situation has deteriorated and is “critical”.

    The attorney prayed that Malik be shifted to a non-public health facility, announcing that a number of scientific take a look at amenities aren’t to be had on the J J Health facility.

    Particular pass judgement on R N Rokade expressed worry over the jail government no longer informing the courtroom about Malik’s situation and that he used to be taken to health facility. The pass judgement on sought a document from the health facility and posted the topic for listening to on Might 5.

    Malik had sought period in-between bail for 6 weeks on scientific grounds, bringing up more than one sicknesses, together with kidney illnesses and swelling in legs.

    The minister used to be arrested on February 23 through the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in reference to a cash laundering probe related to the actions of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim and his aides, below provisions of the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA). He’s these days in judicial custody.

    The ED’s case is in response to an FIR filed not too long ago through the Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA) towards Dawood Ibrahim and others.

    The NIA had filed its felony criticism below sections of the stringent Illegal Actions Prevention Act (UAPA). The ED had not too long ago filed an over 5,000-page fee sheet within the case towards Malik.

    The NCP chief had denied all fees levelled towards him and moved the Excellent Court docket towards an order of the Bombay HC, which had rejected his period in-between software in quest of fast unlock from prison. The Excellent Court docket had additionally refused to grant him any reduction, noting the probe into the case is at a nascent degree.

  • SC rejects bail plea of Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik in cash laundering case

    Through Categorical Information Provider

    NEW DELHI: The Best Courtroom on Friday refused to entertain the petition filed via Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik difficult his arrest via the Enforcement Directorate below the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA), 2005.

    Senior suggest Kapil Sibal showing for Malik stated that the Arnab Goswami case order is in his favour. He puzzled the applicability of PMLA within the case. 

    “There is not any predicate offence right here,” he stated.

    “We don’t seem to be susceptible to workout jurisdiction below Article 136 when the investigation is on the nascent degree…You’ll observe for bail ahead of an acceptable court docket”, the highest court docket stated.

    The probe company had arrested the state minister on February 23 in a probe attached to a cash laundering case over an alleged land deal regarding an aide of worldwide terrorist Dawood Ibrahim. He has been below custody ever since his arrest. 

    The particular depart petition was once filed difficult a Bombay Prime court docket that had refused to grant him meantime unlock.

    “What we prima facie really feel is that projection/claiming a assets as untainted assets is the objectionable act forming a part of an offence below Segment 3 of the Act of 2002… We have now no longer long past into the papers of investigation…Making an allowance for all of the above-referred grounds; we don’t seem to be susceptible to permit the prayers within the stated packages. Resultantly, Intervening time Packages are rejected,” the Bombay top court docket had stated in an order dated March 15, 2022, whilst rejecting the pleas.

    The top court docket had stated that the case failed the dual check for unlock from custody.

    “…Within the provide case, there’s no dispute at the factual facet that custody order is handed via the competent Courtroom of jurisdiction i.e., the Particular Courtroom and secondly, simply since the order is in opposition to the Petitioner it can’t be termed as patently unlawful or suffers from non-application of thoughts. In our opinion, this dual check is duly implemented within the provide subject…,” the top court docket added in its order.
     

  • ED submits 5,000-page charge-sheet in opposition to Malik in belongings case connected to Dawood

    By way of PTI

    MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday submitted a charge-sheet in a court docket right here in opposition to Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik in an alleged cash laundering case connected to fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, just about two months after arresting him within the topic.

    Malik (62), a senior Nationalist Congress Birthday party (NCP) chief, used to be arrested by means of the ED on February 23 within the case, and is these days in prison below judicial custody. The over-5,000-page charge-sheet used to be submitted within the court docket’s registry, ED attorneys mentioned.

    The particular court docket for Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA) circumstances will take cognizance of the charge-sheet after verification of the paperwork, they mentioned.

    The ED’s case is according to an FIR filed just lately by means of the Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA) in opposition to Ibrahim, a chosen world terrorist and key 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts accused, and his aides below the Illegal Actions (Prevention) Act (UAPA).

    Previous, all over remand hearings, the central monetary investigation company had informed the court docket Malik used to be the important thing conspirator and beneficiary of the “complete charade”.

    In lieu of having keep an eye on of unlawful career of this belongings, he funded a outstanding member of ‘D-Gang’ (Dawood gang) , the ED had mentioned. It has claimed that for usurping “this belongings, contributors of the D-Gang and Nawab Malik connived in combination and performed a number of criminal paperwork to position a facade of genuinity over this legal act”.

    Right through his custodial interrogation, (up to now arrested accused) Iqbal Kaskar (brother of Dawood Ibrahim) published sure information about his sister Haseena Parker and her involvement in usurping high-valued homes of blameless electorate in Mumbai by means of the usage of the clout of D-Gang, it had mentioned.

    In process the investigation, it used to be published one such sufferer of the D-Gang used to be one Munira Plumber, the company had mentioned.

    Plumber’s top belongings (having provide marketplace price of Rs 300 crore) used to be usurped by means of Malik thru Solidus Investments, an organization owned by means of the minister’s circle of relatives, with energetic connivance of contributors of the D-Gang, together with Haseena Parkar, the ED had informed the court docket.

    Plumber, in her remark to the ED, has mentioned she had now not offered this belongings to Malik, the company mentioned. Additionally it is obvious that Malik is responsible of the offence of cash laundering as outlined below provisions of the PMLA, the probe company has mentioned.

    Malik, who has denied all fees levelled in opposition to him, has moved the Splendid Court docket in opposition to an order of the Bombay Prime Court docket which had rejected his period in-between utility looking for instant free up from prison.