The Kerala High Court has directed to post the bail plea moved by the former Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Kerala, M. Sivasankar, who had been arrested by ED in connection with money laundering related to the LIFE Mission case, before the appropriate Bench
Justice Kauser Edappagath observed, "The predicate offence may be Prevention of Corruption Act, but this is under Sections 3 and 4 of PMLA. No PC Act offence is involved".
The Court thus directed the matter to be posted before the appropriate Bench. #KeralaHC
A Special PMLA Court at Kochi had rejected Sivasankar's bail application on March 2 and extended his custody till March 21. Sivasankar had moved the plea seeking bail on medical grounds.He had alleged the arrest as a 'political stunt'. #KeralaHC#LIFEMissionCase#MoneyLaundering
He had further claimed that there was no direct allegation against him.
The report on the bail application moved by Sivasankar can be read here:
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