more-in A Delhi court on Friday granted interim bail to LIC agent Anand Chauhan in a money laundering case in which Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh is also an accused. Special Judge Bharat Parashar granted him bail for 11 days — from November 25 to December 5 — to attend his niece’s marriage. “Keeping in view over all facts and circumstances of the case, coupled with the submission made, I, without going into the merit of the case, deem it just and proper to admit applicant/accused [Mr. Chauhan] to interim bail from November 25 to December 5 to attend the marriage of his niece.” Personal bond The judge allowed the plea of the accused, subject to furnishing a personal bond of ?two lakh, with two sureties of a like amount. He also observed that “a perusal of previous order sheets show that time is being repeatedly sought by the Enforcement Directorate [ED] for filing of complaint against the other accused persons, and as a result the proceedings in the present matter have not yet proceeded further”. The ED had arrested Mr. Chauhan in Chandigarh in July under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. During his interrogation, the probe agency allegedly found that he had laundered the disproportionate assets of the Chief Minister by investing in LIC policies. Mr. Singh had while serving as Union Minister invested huge amounts in LIC policies in his name and in the names of his family members through Mr. Chauhan, the ED alleged. Mr. Chauhan, Mr. Singh, Mr. Singh’s wife and others accused in a disproportionate assets case filed by the CBI.

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