Key Takeaways
- The Bombay High Court denied Nawab Malik’s bail request on medical grounds.
- Malik faces a money laundering case tied to fugitive Dawood Ibrahim.
- A merit hearing on the bail plea is scheduled for two weeks later.
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday rejected the interim bail plea filed by former minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik on medical grounds.
The case is an alleged money laundering investigation registered by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and linked to underworld fugitive Dawood Ibrahim.
Justice Anuja Prabhudessai, while rejecting the plea, said she will hear the NCP leader’s bail plea on merits in two weeks.
Jailed NCP leader Nawab Malik had moved for bail on medical grounds, stating that he could be considered a sick person as defined under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and hence entitled to be released on bail.
Malik was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on February 23, 2022, in an alleged money laundering case involving fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim for usurping land at a price much below the market rate.
