The India Supreme Court on Friday rejected the bail plea of lawyer Rohit Tandon, who was arrested in connection with an alleged money laundering case post-demonetisation. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud dismissed the bail plea of Tandon, who was arrested after a raid on his law firm in connection with a black money probe that had led to the alleged seizure of ₹ 13.6 crore. He was allegedly involved in illegal conversion of nearly ₹ 60 crore demonetised currency. Earlier during the hearing, senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi seeking bail for Tandon, had said that the concept of bail is rule and jail is exception has been turned upside down in this case. Advocate Rohatgi had argued that no case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) was made out against Tandon. He said Tandon was allegedly found with unaccounted cash but that is not an offence under PMLA as the Act deals with proceeds of crime. Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Tushar Mehta had vehemently opposed the bail plea and submitted that Tandon was converting the illegal cash and causing harm to the government of India which had cracked down on black money. Tandon has sought regular bail on the ground that he needs to look after his ailing mother. The apex court had on September 4 refused to extend the three-week interim bail granted by the Delhi High Court to the lawyer. He was granted interim bail on August 10 by the High Court from where he had withdrawn his plea for regular bail. Tandon had earlier moved a fresh bail application before the High Court which on May 5 had rejected his bail plea. A trial court had earlier denied bail to Tandon on the ground that he was alleged to have been involved in a “white collar crime” with other accused in a “well-planned” manner. The Enforcement Directorate had arrested him after a raid on his law firm in connection with a black money probe that had led to the alleged seizure of ₹ 13.6 crore. Besides him, some other accused were also arrested in connection with a separate Prevention of Money Laundering Act case. Culled: thehindu.com ]]>

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