Soren moves SC against rejection of bail plea by HC

NEW DELHI: Former Jharkhand CM

Hemant Soren

on Monday moved SC against the rejection of his bail plea by Jharkhand high court in a

money laundering case

linked to an alleged

land scam

seeking urgent listing of the matter.
The bench comprising of CJI DY Chandrachud and justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra asked senior advocate

Kapil Sibal

, who is appearing for Soren, to write an email regarding the request and said that the bench would look into it.

The Jharkhand high court had, on Friday, dismissed Soren's writ petition challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and denied bail to him. However, it allowed him to attend his uncle's last rites on May 6 under police custody.
Soren was arrested by the ED on January 31 in connection with a money laundering case involving an alleged land fraud. He is currently in judicial custody at the Birsa Munda Central Jail in Ranchi.
Soren was sent to the Birsa Munda Central Jail on February 15 following his 13-day detention by the ED.