Deshmukh and his associates are being investigated for alleged corruption that took place between 2019 and 2021. Based on the findings of a preliminary investigation into a complaint by advocate Dr Jaishri Patil, the CBI booked Deshmukh and unknown others.
The inquiry was launched after the Bombay High Court issued a direction to that effect on April 5, 2021, in response to a petition filed by Param Bir Singh, former Commissioner of Mumbai Police.
Based on this FIR of CBI, the ED initiated a case of money laundering invoking offences under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) against Deshmukh and arrested him in November 2021.
He was remanded to ED custody that was extended till November 15 by the High Court. Thereafter, he was remanded to judicial custody, where he remains till date.
Deshmukh filed for regular bail before the Bombay High Court in March 2022 after a special PMLA Court rejected his bail plea.
The High Court had, on October 4, granted bail to Deshmukh in the money laundering case being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate.
This had been upheld by the Supreme Court on October 11.
Source: Barandbench
