Mahesh Langa. File photo: X/@LangaMahesh
The Supreme Court docket on Monday (December 15, 2025) granted period in-between bail to journalist Mahesh Langa in a money laundering case linked to accusations of fraud towards him.
The bail turn out to be as soon as granted by a three-Speak Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant. Senior imply Kapil Sibal and imply Abhimanue Shreshta regarded for Mr. Langa.
The Supreme Court docket imposed that he ought to no longer put up his region as a journalist, and no longer file any articles on the case/allegations towards him. The Bench acknowledged if there would possibly be any violation of the advise, it can well moreover merely rob into myth cancellation of the bail.
The Court docket directed the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) to file a characterize on whether Mr. Langa has complied with the period in-between bail conditions.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, performing for the ED, adverse the bail, asserting that a journalist extorting money turn out to be as soon as a excessive offence and he did no longer deserve bail.
The Bench has now mounted the plea of listening to on January 6 when the ED has to file a standing characterize on the compliance of the bail conditions by Mr. Langa.
The prices are but to be framed within the case wherein the ED has made nine witnesses.
On July 31, the Gujarat Excessive Court docket rejected Mr. Langa’s bail plea within the cash laundering case on the grounds that if released on bail, prejudice would possibly maybe well be prompted to the prosecution case.
On February 25, the ED acknowledged it arrested Mr. Langa in a money laundering investigation linked to an alleged financial fraud. He turn out to be as soon as first arrested in October 2024 in a GST fraud case.
The money laundering case towards Mr. Langa stems from two FIRs filed by Ahmedabad police on prices of fraud, criminal misappropriation, criminal breach of belief, dishonest and causing wrongful lack of lakhs of rupees to particular of us.
(With inputs from PTI)
Published – December 15, 2025 01:18 pm IST
