Special Judge RN Rokade reserved the plea filed in December 2021 for orders after hearing the matter for a span of over a month.
He will pronounce the decision on March 9, 2022.
Deshmukh is accused in the probe initiated by ED after Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed FIR following a Court-directed enquiry into allegations of corruption and misuse of his official position.
He was arrested on November 2, 2021 after a 12-hour interrogation by the ED and remanded to ED custody that was was extended till November 15 by the Bombay High Court. He was then sent to judicial custody where he remains till date.
His present bail application came 10 days after the Special Court rejected his default bail application.
Source: Barandbench
