SC dismisses CBI's appeal challenging bail to Anil Deshmukh

"We are not going to pass any order on this (CBI) appeal. We are dismissing the appeal (of CBI). We are not inclined to hear this one. Sorry," a Supreme Court bench headed by the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dr Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chadrachud said, in his order.

"The SLP (Special Leave Petition) is dismissed. Same observations as in PMLA case," the CJI observed in its order on Monday.

The top court, also in its order, noted that Deshmukh was already granted bail in the PMLA case and SC also upheld that order.

This order of the apex court carries significance that the former Maharashtra State Home minister and NCP leader Anil Deshmukh will remain out on bail.

The court also in its order noted that he is also on bail in the PMLA case.

Bombay High Court had on December last year refused to extend the stay on order granting bail to former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh in a corruption case, after the probe agency, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) approached the vacation bench seeking another extension.

A vacation bench of the Bombay High Court judge, Justice Santosh Chapalgaonkar, in its order last year in December refused to entertain CBI's plea in light of the regular court's earlier order that no further extension will be considered in this regard in this particular case.

The former Maharashtra minister and 74-year-old, NCP leader Deshmukh, was lodged at the Arthur Road prison in Mumbai, till December 28, last year.

He was jailed last year on Nov 2, 2021, amid allegations against him by former Mumbai top cop Parambir Singh.

The Enforcement Directorate and the CBI have filed separate cases against Deshmukh.

Param Bir Singh had accused Deshmukh of trying to extort money from bar owners in Mumbai through some police officials.