21 May 2024 4:56 AM GMT2024-05-21 04:56:51
The Supreme Court will hear today JMM leader and former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's plea for interim bail for election campaigning.
He has been under custody since January 31 when he was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with an alleged land scam.
A vacation bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma will hear the matter. The ED has filed a reply objecting to Soren's plea, saying that allowing interim bail for campaigning will set a bad precedent as all jailed politicians will start demanding it.
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