Mumbai: The Bombay High Court today stayed till May 25 execution of a non-bailable warrant (NBW) issued against Pankaj Bhujbal, son of former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal, in a money-laundering case.
The special court for Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) cases has issued the NBW. On a petition filed by Pankaj, Justice Ajay Gadkari of the High Court stayed the warrant till May 25 when the plea of 10 other accused in the case, challenging non-bailable warrants and seeking anticipatory bail, would be heard.
Two days ago, Pankaj had moved the Supreme Court which asked him to approach the High Court first. The PMLA court issued the NBW against Pankaj and others on April 27 after taking cognisance of the charge-sheet filed by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with Maharashtra Sadan scam and some other cases.
The agency arrested Chhagan Bhujbal in the Maharashtra Sadan case — about alleged corruption in awarding of contract for the state guesthouse in Delhi — earlier this year. Chhagan Bhujbal is now in judicial custody. The charge-sheet names Chhagan Bhujbal, his nephew Sameer, Pankaj, D B Realty, Balwa group of companies, Neelkamal Realtors and Builders, Neelkamal Central Apartment LLP and Kakade Infrastructure.
