Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren Gets Bail In Land Scam Case

Former Chief Minister Hemant Soren has been granted bail on Friday by the High Court in a land scam case. The high court had on June 13 reserved its decision on Soren’s bail plea.

“Bail has been granted to Soren. The court has held that prima facie he is not guilty of the offence and there is no likelihood of the petitioner committing an offence when on bail,” Soren’s senior counsel Arunabh Chowdhury told PTI.

During the hearing, ED’s counsel SV Raju argued that if Soren is released on bail, he would commit a similar offence.

Meanwhile, celebrations began in Ranchi as party workers distributed at the residence of ​​the former Jharkhand Chief Minister after his bail order.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was one of the first opposition leaders to react to Soren’s bail and hoped that Soren would soon begin public activities.

“I am very happy with the great development and am sure that he will start his public activities immediately. Welcome back, Hemant, amidst us,” Banerjee wrote on X.

NCP-SCP supremo Sharad Pawar also hailed the High Court’s order and said the victory of the truth is not far away.

“Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren was jailed in a politically motivated case. The 149-day struggle got justice today. Bail granted to Hemant Soren by the court has strengthened the feeling that the victory of truth is not far away. We will continue to demand from the NDA government, that it should not take any action out of vindictiveness and should take efforts to ensure that democracy flourishes as per the constitution,” Pawar wrote on X.

Jharkhand High Court had, on May 3, turned down the plea by the former chief minister challenging his arrest.

Soren, the executive president of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on January 31 in connection with its investigation into the money laundering case.