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Supreme Court Grants Bail to Ex-Rajasthan Minister Mahesh Joshi in ED Case

The order reverses the Rajasthan High Court’s August denial in a probe tied to alleged Jal Jeevan Mission irregularities.

Overview

  • Justices Dipankar Datta and Augustine George Masih granted bail on December 3 after hearing Joshi’s appeal against the High Court ruling.
  • Joshi was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate under the PMLA in April following several hours of questioning at the agency’s Jaipur office.
  • The money-laundering case arises from an Anti-Corruption Bureau FIR on suspected irregularities in implementing the Jal Jeevan Mission in Rajasthan.
  • The scheme was executed by the state Public Health Engineering department, where Joshi served as minister in the previous Ashok Gehlot government.
  • The Enforcement Directorate’s investigation remains ongoing despite the Supreme Court’s decision to release Joshi on bail.