The Delhi Excessive Courtroom on Tuesday granted bail to Trinamool Congress chief Anubrata Mondal’s daughter Sukanya Mondal, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a cash laundering case associated to an alleged cattle smuggling racket in West Bengal.
The courtroom granted bail noting that the trial might take a very long time. The TMC chief Anubrata Mondal can be in judicial custody in the identical case.
A bench of Justice Neena Bansal Krishna whereas granting bail to Sukanya, mentioned that as a girl, she is entitled to bail beneath the proviso to Part 45 of the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA).
The excessive courtroom additionally directed Sukanya Mondal to furnish a private bond of Rs 10 lakh with a surety of the like quantity and requested her to not depart the nation with out prior permission of the courtroom. The courtroom additionally mentioned that she mustn’t attempt to affect witnesses or tamper with proof, whereas out on bail.
Sukanya has been in custody since April 26, 2023. A trial courtroom had dismissed her plea in June 2023.
Beneath the Part 45 (1) of the PMLA, an individual who’s beneath the age of 16 years or is a girl or is sick or infirm (or is accused both on his personal or together with different co-accused of money-laundering a sum of lower than 1 crore rupees), could also be launched on bail.
The CBI alleged that TMC chief Anubrata Mondal, together with different co-accused who have been public servants and personal individuals, was concerned within the multi-crore cattle smuggling racket.
Anubrata Mondal is a outstanding TMC chief from West Bengal’s Birbhum district. He’s accused of being concerned in a multi-crore cattle smuggling ring, which allegedly smuggled cattle to Bangladesh by way of Birbhum.
The CBI in addition to the Enforcement Directorate is investigating the case towards the TMC chief.