'Matter Concerning Liberty' : Supreme Court To Hear AAP Leader Jaswant Singh's Plea Challenging ED Arrest On July 1

The Supreme Court today (June 18) adjourned the bail plea of AAP MLA Jaswant Singh in a case relating to money laundering for July 1. 

The Vacation Bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and SV Bhatti were hearing  AAP MLA's plea challenging the decision of the Punjab and Haryana High Court which upheld his arrest by ED for allegedly being a director and guarantor of a company M/s TCL, which had obtained loan and credit facilities of over Rs.46 crores.  

The amount is alleged to have been diverted to other companies, contrary to the terms and conditions of extending the credit facilities. A sum of Rs.3.12 crores is also stated to have been diverted into the personal account of the AAP leader. 

Advocate Zoheb Hossain appearing for the Enforcement Directorate had sought a hearing for the next week.

Advocate Kanu Agrawal had informed the bench that Solicitor General Mr Tushar Mehta would not be available next week and requested that the matter be heard only after vacation(after July 8). However, the bench noted that since the matter concerns human liberty, an early hearing would be done. 

"This is a matter concerning human liberty. Both Mr Hussain and Agrawal are competent to argue . List on 1st July, 2024"  

It may be noted that the Top Court on May 29 had refused to grant ex-parte interim bail to Jaswant Singh to campaign for the ongoing Lok Sabha polls.

Case Details: JASWANT SINGH VS. UNION OF INDIA SLP(Crl) No. 007755 - / 2024