Kerala High Court Reserves Judgment On ED Official’s Bail Plea In Bribery Case, Extends Interim Protection From Arrest
The Kerala Excessive Court docket has reserved its verdict within the bail software most well-liked by a senior official of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), who was arrayed as an accused in a bribery case registered by the Vigilance.
At this time (July 03), when the case got here up for consideration, the counsel for the ED official submitted that he has been at present transferred to Shillong however that he’s able to cooperate with the investigation.
Justice A. Badharudeen reserved the judgment within the case and noticed that until pronouncement of the order, the interim safety shall proceed.
Background
Shekhar Kumar, the Assistant Director of ED who has been arrayed because the 1st accused within the bribery case registered by the Vigilance, had approached the Excessive Court docket looking for anticipatory bail. As per the allegation, the official has requested the complainant for Rs. 2 Crore bribe by means of a third-party to get him out of his case. Shekhar Kumar has talked about within the bail software that the complainant made false allegations in opposition to him to wriggle out of the case.
Aneesh Babu, who had filed the grievance in opposition to the ED official, has since acquired a discover from the ED official to seem earlier than it with all of the paperwork referring to the vigilance case. Nonetheless, the bail petition filed by Aneesh Babu was closed on the submission made by the ED that it was not aspiring to arrest him.
Earlier, an interim order was handed to not arrest the official. The officer was additionally directed to co-operate with the investigation.
Case Title: Shekhar Kumar v. State of Kerala
Case No: BA No. 6918 of 2025
