ED Official Bail: The Supreme Court granted interim bail to Enforcement Directorate (ED) officer Ankit Tiwari on Wednesday (20 March). Tamil Nadu Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) had arrested Ankit Tiwari on prices of taking bribe. The bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice KV Vishwanathan, whereas granting interim bail to Ankit Tiwari, mentioned that he is not going to instantly or not directly contact or affect the witnesses in the case.
'Won’t exit of Tamil Nadu with out'
The bench additionally directed that he is not going to exit of Tamil Nadu with out the prior permission of the Supreme Court and give up his passport. The Supreme Court handed this order whereas listening to the petition of Ankit Tiwari against the refusal of Madras High Court to grant him bail. The bench mentioned, “The petitioner is directed to be launched on interim bail.”
A separate petition filed by ED requesting to switch the investigation of the case against Ankit Tiwari to CBI was additionally positioned for listening to earlier than the Supreme Court. The bench requested the ED to file its reply in the case inside two weeks and listed it for listening to on April 18. Ankit Tiwari, an officer posted on the ED sub-regional workplace in Madurai, was arrested on December 1, 2023, on prices of accepting a bribe of Rs 20 lakh from a Tamil Nadu authorities official.
Declare made to grab objectionable paperwork
Following his arrest, the ED had filed a criticism with Tamil Nadu police chief Shankar Jiwal and accused state vigilance officers of stealing case information from its regional workplace in Madurai. However, DVAC had claimed that incriminating paperwork have been seized in the course of the search.
The ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and different main opposition events in the state have usually accused the ruling Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP) on the Heart of utilizing its investigative companies to harass its rivals.
Whereas listening to the ED's petition requesting to switch the case against Ankit Tiwari to the CBI, the Supreme Court had sought a reply from the Tamil Nadu authorities. ED had advised the Supreme Court that it needs a good and correct investigation in the case.
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