SC asks ex-Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel, son to move HC for relief in liquor scam case

The Supreme Court on Monday directed former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and his son Chaitanya Baghel to approach the Chhattisgarh High Court for individual reliefs they are seeking against investigation and arrest, in the money laundering case linked to the alleged liquor scam in the state.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi said the High Court should consider their applications expeditiously.

The father-son duo had moved the Supreme Court seeking protection from coercive action in the case, while also challenging provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) relating to the Enforcement Directorate’s powers of investigation, arrest, and prosecution.


On the constitutional challenge to the PMLA provisions, the bench asked the petitioners to file a fresh writ petition before the top court. The matter will be taken up on August 6.