Dapoli resort ED case: SC grants bail to Sena (UBT) leader Anil Parab’s ‘close aide’ till conclusion of trial
The ED arrested Sadanand Kadam last year while probing alleged money laundering connected to Sai Resort at Dapoli in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri district.
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Kadam moved the high court after the special court in October last year rejected his bail plea (Express File Photo)The Supreme Court has granted bail to Sadanand Kadam, an alleged close associate of Anil Parab, a Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council, in a case registered by the Enforcement Directorate.
A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan found on Monday that Kadam “is entitled to be enlarged on bail in accordance with Section 45(1)(ii) of the PMLA on appropriate terms and conditions till the disposal of the complaint case filed by the first respondent/ED under” the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
He moved the apex court after the Bombay High Court rejected his bail plea on December 6, 2023.
The apex court bench on Monday directed that Kadam be produced within one week before a special PMLA court, which should release him on bail “as per appropriate terms and conditions”.
The ED arrested Kadam on March 10 last year while probing alleged money laundering connected to the Sai Resort at Dapoli in Ratnagiri district. The ED alleges that Parab intended to purchase land in Ratnagiri and approached his friend Kadam in 2017.
Kadam moved the high court after the special court in October last year rejected his bail plea and said he had apparently acted as a frontman of Parab and put pressure on authorities. A single-judge bench of Justice Makarand S Karnik then rejected Kadam’s bail plea.
The ED had earlier registered an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) against Parab, following which the agency raided several locations linked to him and people close to him.
The ED initiated a probe based on a complaint filed by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change against Parab, Sai Resort, Sea Conch Resort and others before the judicial magistrate in Dapoli for violation of provisions of the Environment (Protection) Act 1986.
An FIR was also registered in this regard at the Dapoli police station for allegedly deceiving and causing loss to the Maharashtra government.
The ED claims that a piece of land identified for the construction of a twin bungalow was found to be in a no-development zone. However, there was said to be a mutual understanding between Kadam and Parab that the former would manage the work of getting permission from authorities for the construction.
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