Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)
Bengaluru, Sep 22: Former minister and Congress leader, D K Shivakumar, who is currently in Tihar Jail relating to allegation of money laundering, had filed bail application in the special court at New Delhi.
The court, which conducted hearing into the petition on Saturday September 21, reserved its orders for September 25. During the hearing, additional solicitor general, K M Nataraj, who appeared on behalf of the enforcement directorate, argued that Shivakumar had committed serious economic offences and that if released, he might influence witnesses and destroy evidences as he is a powerful leader. He also argued in the presence of Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar, that Shivakumar cannot convert his tainted property into legal one by just paying taxes.
Senior advocates, Mukul Rohatgi and Abhishek Manu Singhvi, arguing on behalf of Shivakumar, accused the enforcement directorate of desperately trying to keep Shivakumar inside jail. They said that their client was innocent.
The judge, after hearing the arguments, reserved orders for 3.30 pm on September 25. Therefore, Shivakumar is under compulsion to spend time inside the jail till Wednesday.